modX.lexicon
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Learn moremodX::lexicon¶
Grabs a processed Lexicon Entry.
This may also be a modLexicon
object as well, if the Lexicon has been loaded. PHP supports having objects and methods with the same name.
Syntax¶
API Doc: modX::lexicon()
string lexicon (string $key, [array $params = array()], [$language = ''])
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$key
(string) lexicon key. required -
$params
(array) array of additional parameters for passing values into the record, see second example below -
$language
(string) language key,cultureKey
value will be used by default.
Example¶
Output the translation of the 'welcome_message' Entry, and sets the 'name' Placeholder in it.
echo $modx->lexicon('welcome_message', array('name' => 'John'), 'en');
The above example assumes a message that contains a placeholder for "name", e.g.
$_lang['welcome_message'] = 'Hello [[+name]]! How are you today?';