Internationalization (i18n) Overview

Two distinct mechanisms are involved in i18n within the eQual framework:

• Data Translation: Translating the values stored in the database (e.g., a product description available in English and French). See Model Data Translation.
• Interface Translation: Translating the structure and labels when objects are rendered within a View (e.g., field labels, menu items, help text). See Interface Translation.

Naming Conventions

Language identification uses the ISO 639-1 code for the language and optionally the ISO 3166-1 code for the country, separated by a dash.

Syntax: {ISO639-1 lang}[-{ISO-3166-1 country}]

Examples:

• fr: Standard French
• fr-CA: Canadian French
• zh-CN: Simplified Chinese

These codes are used consistently across directory structures and API parameters.

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