Question

How can I use HTML in language variables returned from the CI lamnguage class. To give you an example;

Normally I add tranlsated text link this:
In lang file:

$lang['login'] = 'Login';

In view:

<?= lang('login'); ?>

However some of my translated text needs to include links, for example:

"I agree to the <a href="" title="Terms of Use">terms of use</a>"

How can I translate this, the link might not appear in the same place in the sentence in different languages and my lang file will be translated by non technical staff. So i can’t just dump the link HTML into the lang file.

Answer 1

EDIT: completely agree with your comment @Alex. Here’s another choise

$lang['terms'] = 'I agree to the Terms of Use'
$lang['terms1'] = 'Terms of Use';

$link = '<a href="your_url" title="' . $lang['terms1'] . '">' . $lang['terms1'] . '</a>';

$translated = str_replace($lang['terms1'],$link,$lang['terms']);

echo $translated;

Now you don’t depend on phrase order. For example:

$lang['terms'] = 'Ados termino eta baldintzak I'
$lang['terms1'] = 'Ados termino';

$link = '<a href="your_url" title="' . $lang['terms1'] . '">' . $lang['terms1'] . '</a>';

$translated = str_replace($lang['terms1'],$link,$lang['terms']);

echo $translated;

Another example changing order:

$lang['terms'] = 'Los términos de uso son válidos'
$lang['terms1'] = 'términos de uso';

$link = '<a href="your_url" title="' . $lang['terms1'] . '">' . $lang['terms1'] . '</a>';

$translated = str_replace($lang['terms1'],$link,$lang['terms']);

echo $translated;

PS: I can’t speak basque, so I don’t know if ‘Ados termino’ means ‘Terms of use’. Anyways, I think that you can understand how I’m trying to do.