gettext

Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Lookup a message in the current domain.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

gettext Function synopsis

gettext(string $message): string

Parameters

$message

Typestring

The message being translated.

Return value

Typestring

Returns a translated string if one is found in the translation table, or the submitted message if not found.

Changes to the gettext Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: string
  • Parameter name of parameter #1 changed: $msgid to $message
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($message): string
- gettext($msgid)
+ gettext(string $message): string

gettext Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes