what is the best practice for multilanguage website using DOM Manipulating with javascript? I build some dynamic parts of the website using javascript. My first thought was
function Language(lang)
{
var __construct = function() {
if (eval('typeof ' + lang) == 'undefined')
{
lang = "en";
}
return;
}()
this.getStr = function(str, defaultStr) {
var retStr = eval('eval(lang).' + str);
if (typeof retStr != 'undefined')
{
return retStr;
} else {
if (typeof defaultStr != 'undefined')
{
return defaultStr;
} else {
return eval('en.' + str);
}
}
}
}
After adding this to your page, you can work with it like this:
var en = {
SelPlace:"Select this place?",
Save:"Saved."
};
var tr = {
SelPlace:"Burayı seçmek istiyor musunuz?"
};
var translator = new Language("en");
alert(translator.getStr("SelPlace")); // result: Select this place?
alert(translator.getStr("Save")); // result: Saved.
alert(translator.getStr("DFKASFASDFJK", "Default string for non-existent string")); // result: Default string for non-existent string
var translator = new Language("tr");
alert(translator.getStr("SelPlace")); // result: Burayı seçmek istiyor musunuz?
alert(translator.getStr("Save")); // result: Saved. (because it doesn't exist in this language, borrowed from english as default)
alert(translator.getStr("DFKASFASDFJK", "Default string for non-existent string")); // result: Default string for non-existent string
If you call the class with a language that you haven't defined, English(en) will be selected.