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Description

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Groups:: Strings

Syntax

Syntax:: Syntax needed
Parameters:: stringName: String
Return Value:: Return value needed

Examples

Example 1:: hint localize "STR_WEST"; // -> "BLUFOR" (in Arma2)
Example 2:: hint format ["Go %1", localize "STR_Q_NORTH"]; // -> "Go North"
Example 3:: // STR_ACTION_DROP_WEAPON contains "Drop %1" // STR_SN_RIFLE contains "Rifle" hint format [localize "STR_ACTION_DROP_WEAPON", localize "STR_SN_RIFLE"]; // -> "Drop Rifle"

Additional Information

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Notes

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Posted on September 12, 2014 - 11:55 (UTC)

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The command localize will strip all HTML tags from your stringtable.xml entries, however there is a way to trick it by substituting tags with HTML code instead:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Key ID="STR_TEST_KK">
	<Original><![CDATA[<t color='#ff0000'>This doesn't work</t>]]></Original>
</Key>
<Key ID="STR_TEST_KK2">
	<Original>&lt;t color='#ff0000'&gt;This works&lt;/t&gt;</Original>
</Key>

hint parseText localize "str_test_kk"; // no change of colour hint parseText localize "str_test_kk2"; // hint content is in red

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 |gr1= Strings
-| Used to internationalise text messages. A string is returned from [[Stringtable.csv]] (or [[Stringtable.xml]]) which corresponds to the ''stringName''.<br>
+| Used to internationalize text messages. A string is returned from [[Stringtable.csv]] (or [[Stringtable.xml]]) which corresponds to the ''stringName''.<br>
 If the key couldn't be found, for example <tt>"STR_DN_SNAKE"</tt>, string {{Inline code|"Missing string 'STR_DN_SNAKE'"}} is returned and an entry is added to .rpt file, for example <tt>String STR_DN_SNAKE not found</tt>.
+{{Informative | Since Arma 3 v2.03.147217, [[localize]] accepts <tt>"$IDS<number>"</tt> and <tt>"$STR<name>"</tt> localization template formats. For example:
+<code>[[localize]] "$IDS123"; //"Action"</code>
+<code>[[localize]] "$STR_WEST"; //"BLUFOR"</code>
+}}
 | [[localize]] stringName