textdomain

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

textdomain — Sets the default domain

Description

textdomain(?string $domain = null): string

This function sets the domain to search within when calls are made to gettext(), usually the named after an application.

Parameters

domain

The new message domain, or null to get the current setting without changing it

Return Values

If successful, this function returns the current message domain, after possibly changing it.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws a ValueError if domain is the empty string.

Changelog

VersionDescription
8.4.0Now throws a ValueError if domain is the empty string.
8.4.0domain is optional now. Previously, the parameter always had to be specified.

Notes

Note:

The textdomain() information is maintained per process, not per thread.