Translation

Displays a translation key. Where the text block holds written content, this one holds only a key: the text shown comes from the language files. It is the right choice for a short label that must stay consistent with the rest of the application.

What it is

Typetranslation
Categoryothers
Children allowed0
Styling targetsbspk
Eventsnone

The settings

Only the settings specific to this block are listed here. The block name, HTML id, anchor, conditional display and repetition are shared by every block and described once, under Shared settings.

Properties

SettingHow it is setWhat it doesSpecifics
Encapsulation tag
vt_Tag
select (text)—
Text function
vt_TextToExecute
text (text)4D expression whose result becomes the block's text — e.g. Entity.customerName. It is only read as a last resort: a translated text set above always wins. If it fails, an error is reported and the block stays empty.accepts 4D
String to translate
vt_TextToTranslate
text (text)—translatable

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