lnkohana/system/guide/kohana/files/messages.md

Messages

Kohana has a robust key based lookup system so you can define system messages.

Getting a message

Use the Kohana::message() method to get a message key:

Kohana::message('forms', 'foobar');

This will look in the messages/forms.php file for the foobar key:

<?php

return array(
	'foobar' => 'Hello, world!',
);

You can also look in subfolders and sub-keys:

Kohana::message('forms/contact', 'foobar.bar');

This will look in the messages/forms/contact.php for the [foobar][bar] key:

<?php

return array(
	'foobar' => array(
		'bar' => 'Hello, world!',
	),
);

Notes

• Don't use __() in your messages files, as these files can be cached and will not work properly.
• Messages are merged by the cascading file system, not overwritten like classes and views.