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_x( string $text, string $context, string $domain = ‘default’ ): string

Retrieves translated string with gettext context.

Description

Quite a few times, there will be collisions with similar translatable text found in more than two places, but with different translated context.

By including the context in the pot file, translators can translate the two strings differently.

Parameters

$textstringrequired
Text to translate.
$contextstringrequired
Context information for the translators.
$domainstringoptional
Text domain. Unique identifier for retrieving translated strings.
Default 'default'.

Default:'default'

Return

string Translated context string without pipe.

Source

function _x( $text, $context, $domain = 'default' ) {
	return translate_with_gettext_context( $text, $context, $domain );
}

Changelog

Version Description
2.8.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_x