lc

Retrieves the value of a localization string based on the current user's locale.

Type and Usage

• "Global Functions"

• "Localization"

Parameters

Takes one required parameter and any number of optional parameters:

• The first parameter is the localization key (such as apLabelHelp or wwMyString).

• The optional parameters are expressions that are resolved according to arguments inside curly braces in the localized string (for example, {1}).

Output

• Returns the value of the localization string for the current user's locale.

• Returns the string ID (such as wwMyString) if the value is not found.

Example

Retrieves the options for metadata search operators on a search page:

<select name="op" >
    <option value="Contains"><$lc("wwContains")$>
    <option value="Matches"><$lc("wwMatches")$>
    <option value="Starts"><$lc("wwStarts")$>
    <option value="Ends"><$lc("wwEnds")$>
    <option selected value="Substring"><$lc("wwSubstring")$>
</select>

Sets the subject line for a workflow started notification e-mail. If the name of the workflow (dWfName) is Marketing, the resulting value in English is Workflow 'Marketing' has been started.

<@dynamichtml wf_started_subject@>
    <$lc("wwWfStarted", dWfName)$>
<@end@>