Setting the Current Locale
use Cake\I18n\I18n;
I18n::setLocale('en_US');
Setting path to folder containing po files.
use Cake\Core\Configure;
Configure::write('App.paths.locales', ['/path/with/trailing/slash/']);
Please refer to the CakePHP Manual for details about expected folder structure and file naming.
Translating a Message
echo __(
'Hi {0,string}, your balance on the {1,date} is {2,number,currency}',
['Charles', '2014-01-13 11:12:00', 1354.37]
);
// Returns
Hi Charles, your balance on the Jan 13, 2014, 11:12 AM is $ 1,354.37
Creating Your Own Translators
use Cake\I18n\I18n;
use Cake\I18n\Package;
I18n::translator('animals', 'fr_FR', function () {
$package = new Package(
'default', // The formatting strategy (ICU)
'default', // The fallback domain
);
$package->setMessages([
'Dog' => 'Chien',
'Cat' => 'Chat',
'Bird' => 'Oiseau'
...
]);
return $package;
});
I18n::getLocale('fr_FR');
__d('animals', 'Dog'); // Returns "Chien"
Formatting Time
$time = Time::now();
echo $time; // shows '4/20/14, 10:10 PM' for the en-US locale
Formatting Numbers
echo Number::format(100100100);
echo Number::currency(123456.7890, 'EUR');
// outputs €123,456.79
Documentation
Please make sure you check the official I18n documentation.
The documentation for the Time class contains instructions on how to configure and output time strings for selected locales.
The documentation for the Number
class shows how to
use the Number class for displaying numbers in specific locales.