Method Locale.Gettext.textdomain()

Method textdomain

string textdomain(void|string domain)

Description

The textdomain() function sets or queries the name of the current domain of the active LC_MESSAGES locale category. The domain argument is a string that can contain only the characters allowed in legal filenames.

The domain argument is the unique name of a domain on the system. If there are multiple versions of the same domain on one system, namespace collisions can be avoided by using bindtextdomain() . If textdomain() is not called, a default domain is selected. The setting of domain made by the last valid call to textdomain() remains valid across subsequent calls to setlocale() , and gettext() .

Returns

The normal return value from textdomain() is a string containing the current setting of the domain. If domainname is void, textdomain() returns a string containing the current domain. If textdomain() was not previously called and domainname is void, the name of the default domain is returned.