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<class name="Translation" inherits="Resource" api_type="core" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../class.xsd">
	<brief_description>
		A language translation that maps a collection of strings to their individual translations.
	</brief_description>
	<description>
		[Translation] maps a collection of strings to their individual translations, and also provides convenience methods for pluralization.
		A [Translation] consists of messages. A message is identified by its context and untranslated string. Unlike [url=https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/]gettext[/url], using an empty context string in Godot means not using any context.
	</description>
	<tutorials>
		<link title="Internationalizing games">$DOCS_URL/tutorials/i18n/internationalizing_games.html</link>
		<link title="Localization using gettext">$DOCS_URL/tutorials/i18n/localization_using_gettext.html</link>
		<link title="Locales">$DOCS_URL/tutorials/i18n/locales.html</link>
	</tutorials>
	<methods>
		<method name="_get_message" qualifiers="virtual const">
			<return type="StringName" />
			<param index="0" name="src_message" type="StringName" />
			<param index="1" name="context" type="StringName" />
			<description>
				Virtual method to override [method get_message].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="_get_plural_message" qualifiers="virtual const">
			<return type="StringName" />
			<param index="0" name="src_message" type="StringName" />
			<param index="1" name="src_plural_message" type="StringName" />
			<param index="2" name="n" type="int" />
			<param index="3" name="context" type="StringName" />
			<description>
				Virtual method to override [method get_plural_message].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="add_message">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="src_message" type="StringName" />
			<param index="1" name="xlated_message" type="StringName" />
			<param index="2" name="context" type="StringName" default="&amp;&quot;&quot;" />
			<description>
				Adds a message if nonexistent, followed by its translation.
				An additional context could be used to specify the translation context or differentiate polysemic words.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="add_plural_message">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="src_message" type="StringName" />
			<param index="1" name="xlated_messages" type="PackedStringArray" />
			<param index="2" name="context" type="StringName" default="&amp;&quot;&quot;" />
			<description>
				Adds a message involving plural translation if nonexistent, followed by its translation.
				An additional context could be used to specify the translation context or differentiate polysemic words.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="erase_message">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="src_message" type="StringName" />
			<param index="1" name="context" type="StringName" default="&amp;&quot;&quot;" />
			<description>
				Erases a message.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_message" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="StringName" />
			<param index="0" name="src_message" type="StringName" />
			<param index="1" name="context" type="StringName" default="&amp;&quot;&quot;" />
			<description>
				Returns a message's translation.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_message_count" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="int" />
			<description>
				Returns the number of existing messages.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_message_list" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="PackedStringArray" />
			<description>
				Returns the keys of all messages, that is, the context and untranslated strings of each message.
				[b]Note:[/b] If a message does not use a context, the corresponding element is the untranslated string. Otherwise, the corresponding element is the context and untranslated string separated by the EOT character ([code]U+0004[/code]). This is done for compatibility purposes.
				[codeblock]
				for key in translation.get_message_list():
					var p = key.find("\u0004")
					if p == -1:
						var untranslated = key
						print("Message %s" % untranslated)
					else:
						var context = key.substr(0, p)
						var untranslated = key.substr(p + 1)
						print("Message %s with context %s" % [untranslated, context])
				[/codeblock]
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_plural_message" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="StringName" />
			<param index="0" name="src_message" type="StringName" />
			<param index="1" name="src_plural_message" type="StringName" />
			<param index="2" name="n" type="int" />
			<param index="3" name="context" type="StringName" default="&amp;&quot;&quot;" />
			<description>
				Returns a message's translation involving plurals.
				The number [param n] is the number or quantity of the plural object. It will be used to guide the translation system to fetch the correct plural form for the selected language.
				[b]Note:[/b] Plurals are only supported in [url=$DOCS_URL/tutorials/i18n/localization_using_gettext.html]gettext-based translations (PO)[/url], not CSV.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_translated_message_list" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="PackedStringArray" />
			<description>
				Returns all the translated strings.
			</description>
		</method>
	</methods>
	<members>
		<member name="locale" type="String" setter="set_locale" getter="get_locale" default="&quot;en&quot;">
			The locale of the translation.
		</member>
		<member name="plural_rules_override" type="String" setter="set_plural_rules_override" getter="get_plural_rules_override" default="&quot;&quot;">
			The plural rules string to enforce. See [url=https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/Plural-forms.html]GNU gettext[/url] for examples and more info.
			If empty or invalid, default plural rules from [method TranslationServer.get_plural_rules] are used. The English plural rules are used as a fallback.
		</member>
	</members>
</class>
