#40298 [NEW]: Gettext needs a do_not_use_fallback parameter

From: redlizard at redlizard dot nl Operating system: Irrelevant PHP version: 5.2.0 PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description: Gettext needs a do_not_use_fallback parameter Description: ------------ When using gettext($somestring), if $somestring could not be translated, it is returned without further translation. There should be a possibility to return a specific value if the string could not be translated instead. This impossibility is rather annoying when writing a sophisticated i18n system. Reproduce code: --------------- // suggested solution: $translated_text = gettext("some_string", true /* this optional parameter stands for "return false if text could not be translated" */); if($translated_text === false) { echo "some_string could not be translated!\n"; } else { echo "some_string is $some_string in your favorite language\n"; } -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=40298&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40298&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40298&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40298&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40298&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40298&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40298&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40298&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40298&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40298&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40298&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40298&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40298&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40298&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40298&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40298&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40298&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40298&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40298&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40298&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40298&r=mysqlcfg