Converting numbers to their language, how?
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Ok, I'm using mathematical equations to output numbers, though, I need this to be compatible for all languages. Currently, all language strings are within a php array called $txt
, and each key of the array gets called for that language. I'm outputting the following: Column 1
, Column 2
, Column 3
, and so on, as well as Row 1
, Row 2
, Row 3
, and so on. The calculations are done via php and javascript, so I'm wondering on the best approach for how to support all languages for the numbers only.
I don't do the translations, someone else does, but I need to be able to point it to, either the php variable $txt of where the language is defined, or, since the calculations are done via javascript also, I need to somehow store this in there. I'm thinking of storing something like this:
// This part goes in the php language file.
$txt['0'] = '0';
$txt['1'] = '1';
$txt['2'] = '2';
$txt['2'] = '3';
$txt['4'] = '4';
$txt['5'] = '5';
$txt['6'] = '6';
$txt['7'] = '7';
$txt['8'] = '8';
$txt['9'] = '9';
// This part goes in the php file that needs to call the numbers.
echo '<script>
var numtxts = new Array();
numtxts[0] = \'', $txt['0'], '\';
numtxts[1] = \'', $txt['1'], '\';
numtxts[2] = \'', $txt['2'], '\';
numtxts[3] = \'', $txt['3'], '\';
numtxts[4] = \'', $txt['4'], '\';
numtxts[5] = \'', $txt['5'], '\';
numtxts[6] = \'', $txt['6'], '\';
numtxts[7] = \'', $txt['7'], '\';
numtxts[8] = \'', $txt['8'], '\';
numtxts[9] = \'', $txt['9'], '\';
</script>';
And than in the javascript function it could grab the correct string for each number like so:
// Example Number String below.
var numString = "10";
var transNum = "";
for(x=0;x<numString.length;x++)
{
var numChar = numString.charAt(x);
transNum += numtxts[parseInt(numChar)];
}
return transNum;
The problem with this bit of code is that it groups the numbers, not sure if all languages do that, like the english language does...?
Perhaps there's a better approach for this? Can anyone help please?
Thanks :)
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