_nx_noop( string $singular, string $plural, string $context, string $domain = null )

Registers plural strings with gettext context in POT file, but does not translate them.

Description

Used when you want to keep structures with translatable plural strings and use them later when the number is known.

Example of a generic phrase which is disambiguated via the context parameter:

$messages = array(
     'people'  => _nx_noop( '%s group', '%s groups', 'people', 'text-domain' ),
     'animals' => _nx_noop( '%s group', '%s groups', 'animals', 'text-domain' ),
);
...
$message = $messages[ $type ];
printf( translate_nooped_plural( $message, $count, 'text-domain' ), number_format_i18n( $count ) );

Parameters

$singular

(string) (Required) Singular form to be localized.

$plural

(string) (Required) Plural form to be localized.

$context

(string) (Required) Context information for the translators.

$domain

(string) (Optional) Text domain. Unique identifier for retrieving translated strings.

Default value: null

Return

(array) Array of translation information for the strings.

  • (string) Singular form to be localized. No longer used.
  • '1'
    (string) Plural form to be localized. No longer used.
  • '2'
    (string) Context information for the translators. No longer used.
  • 'singular'
    (string) Singular form to be localized.
  • 'plural'
    (string) Plural form to be localized.
  • 'context'
    (string) Context information for the translators.
  • 'domain'
    (string) Text domain.

Source

File: wp-includes/l10n.php 

function _nx_noop( $singular, $plural, $context, $domain = null ) {
	return array(
		0          => $singular,
		1          => $plural,
		2          => $context,
		'singular' => $singular,
		'plural'   => $plural,
		'context'  => $context,
		'domain'   => $domain,
	);
}

Changelog

Version Description
2.8.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_nx_noop