What does “__n()” do in cakephp?
While working on a multilingual app using Cakephp I was reminding myself of the best way to add variables to localised strings in cakePHP and I cam across the __n() function which amazingly I had never used before.
The __n() function is described in the API documentation as:
/** * Returns correct plural form of message identified by $singular and $plural for count $count. * Some languages have more than one form for plural messages dependent on the count. */ function __n($singular, $plural, $count, $return = false)
Thus it is simply a means to overcome the common problem of pluralising the text display when a variable quantity is specified. Powerful stuff. When used in combination with variables in localised strings in CakePHP it offers just about everything you need to provide a coherent, localised version of your site.
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