doc/ref/api-i18n.texi

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   7 @page
   8 @node Internationalization
   9 @section Support for Internationalization
  10
  11 @deffn {Scheme Procedure} gettext msgid [domain [category]]
  12 @deffnx {C Function} scm_gettext (msgid, domain, category)
  13 Return the translation of @var{msgid} in the message domain @var{domain}. @var{domain} is optional and defaults to the domain set through (textdomain).  @var{category} is optional and defaults to LC_MESSAGES.
  14 @end deffn
  15
  16 @deffn {Scheme Procedure} ngettext msgid msgid_plural n [domain [category]]
  17 @deffnx {C Function} scm_ngettext (msgid, msgid_plural, n, domain, category)
  18 Return the translation of @var{msgid}/@var{msgid_plural} in the message domain @var{domain}, with the plural form being chosen appropriately for the number @var{n}.  @var{domain} is optional and defaults to the domain set through (textdomain). @var{category} is optional and defaults to LC_MESSAGES.
  19 @end deffn
  20
  21 @deffn {Scheme Procedure} textdomain [domainname]
  22 @deffnx {C Function} scm_textdomain (domainname)
  23 If optional parameter @var{domainname} is supplied, set the textdomain.  Return the textdomain.
  24 @end deffn
  25
  26 @deffn {Scheme Procedure} bindtextdomain domainname [directory]
  27 @deffnx {C Function} scm_bindtextdomain (domainname, directory)
  28 If optional parameter @var{directory} is supplied, set message
  29 catalogs to directory @var{directory}.  Return the directory bound to
  30 @var{domainname}.
  31 @end deffn
  32
  33 @deffn {Scheme Procedure} bind-textdomain-codeset domainname [encoding]
  34 @deffnx {C Function} scm_bind_textdomain_codeset (domainname, encoding)
  35 If optional parameter @var{encoding} is supplied, set encoding for
  36 message catalogs of @var{domainname}.  Return the encoding of
  37 @var{domainname}.
  38 @end deffn
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