IN_GetLanguageString

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The IN_GetLanguageString function returns a translated string from the language table that is being used by Imagenation.

Syntax

int IN_GetLanguageString ( langTableID, stringID, maxSize, pString )

Input Parameters

Meaning

IN_LANG_TABLE langTableID

identifier of the auxiliary language table to query. The identifier was assigned by IN_RegisterLanguageTable.

ULONG stringID

identifier of the string to retrieve

USHORT maxSize

the maximum size of the pString array in bytes

Output Parameters

Meaning

CHARPTR pString

pointer to the string of user interface text that was retrieved

Remarks

Spicer's Lingo program produces language tables. This program also produces an include file with a set of defines and string IDs in it. From this file, you get the stringID value to use.

Release information

Added to Imagenation for Windows in Release 4.42.

As of Release 5.1, also available in Imagenation for UNIX.

See also

Defining the interface language