core_v2_language Script API

Enables scripted content fragments to retrieve localized text and format data.

Properties
FormatAgoDate
FormatDataSize
FormatDate
FormatDateAndTime
FormatNumber
FormatString
FormatTime
FormatUrl
GetInitials
GetResource
Lowercase
RemoveHtml
Truncate
Uppercase

Properties

Name	Access	Type	Description
Code	Read	`String`	Identifies the current language code, for example, en.
CodeAndLocale	Read	`String`	Identifies the current language code and locale, for example, en-us.
IsRightToLeft	Read	`Boolean`	Identifies if the accessing user's language is rendered right to left.
NewLine	Read	`String`	Environment-aware new line character

Methods

FormatAgoDate

FormatAgoDate Overload 1

Formats a date as a readable 'time ago' format

Velocity

#set($stringResponse = $core_v2_language.FormatAgoDate($date))

JavaScript

var stringResponse = core_v2_language.FormatAgoDate(date);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Default	Options
date	`DateTime`	Date	Required

FormatAgoDate Overload 2

Formats a date as a readable 'time ago' format. DEPRECATED: Parameter "useUserTime" is no longer supported

Velocity

#set($stringResponse = $core_v2_language.FormatAgoDate($date, $useUserTime))

JavaScript

var stringResponse = core_v2_language.FormatAgoDate(date, useUserTime);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Default	Options
date	`DateTime`	Date	Required
useUserTime	`Boolean`	Use User Time	Required

Returns

String

FormatDataSize

Formats a data size

Velocity

#set($stringResponse = $core_v2_language.FormatDataSize($size))

JavaScript

var stringResponse = core_v2_language.FormatDataSize(size);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Default	Options
size	`Int32`	Size	Required

Returns

String

FormatDate

FormatDate Overload 1

Formats a date to the default date format

Velocity

#set($stringResponse = $core_v2_language.FormatDate($date))

JavaScript

var stringResponse = core_v2_language.FormatDate(date);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Default	Options
date	`DateTime`	Date	Required

FormatDate Overload 2

Formats a date to a custom date format

Velocity

#set($stringResponse = $core_v2_language.FormatDate($date, $format))

JavaScript

var stringResponse = core_v2_language.FormatDate(date, format);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Default	Options
date	`DateTime`	Date	Required
format	`String`	Supports standard and custom datetime formats as defined msdn.microsoft.com/.../az4se3k1.aspx and msdn.microsoft.com/.../8kb3ddd4.aspx	Required

FormatDate Overload 3

Formats a date to a custom date format and or adjusted time zone

Velocity

#set($stringResponse = $core_v2_language.FormatDate($date, "%{ AdjustTimeZone = $adjustTimeZoneArg, Format = $formatArg, TimeZoneId = $timeZoneIdArg }"))

JavaScript

var stringResponse = core_v2_language.FormatDate(date, { AdjustTimeZone: adjustTimeZoneArg, Format: formatArg, TimeZoneId: timeZoneIdArg });

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Default
date	`DateTime`	Date	Required
options	Options	Set of optional parameters including:	Required
AdjustTimeZone	`Boolean`	When true, converts to accessing user's time zone. DEPRECATED: this parameter is no longer supported	Optional	True
Format	`String`	Custom format	Optional
TimeZoneId	`String`	TimeZone Id	Optional

Returns

String

FormatDateAndTime

FormatDateAndTime Overload 1

Formats a date to the default date and time format

Velocity

#set($stringResponse = $core_v2_language.FormatDateAndTime($date))

JavaScript

var stringResponse = core_v2_language.FormatDateAndTime(date);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Default	Options
date	`DateTime`	Date	Required

FormatDateAndTime Overload 2

Formats a date to the default date and time format

Velocity

#set($stringResponse = $core_v2_language.FormatDateAndTime($date, "%{ AdjustTimeZone = $adjustTimeZoneArg }"))

JavaScript

var stringResponse = core_v2_language.FormatDateAndTime(date, { AdjustTimeZone: adjustTimeZoneArg });

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Default
date	`DateTime`	Date	Required
options	Options	Set of optional parameters including:	Required
AdjustTimeZone	`Boolean`	When true, converts to accessing user's time zone. DEPRECATED: this parameter is no longer supported	Optional	True

Returns

String

FormatNumber

FormatNumber Overload 1

Formats a number

Velocity

#set($stringResponse = $core_v2_language.FormatNumber($number))

JavaScript

var stringResponse = core_v2_language.FormatNumber(number);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Default	Options
number	`Int32`	Number	Required

FormatNumber Overload 2

Formats a number

Velocity

#set($stringResponse = $core_v2_language.FormatNumber($number))

JavaScript

var stringResponse = core_v2_language.FormatNumber(number);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Default	Options
number	`Double`	Number	Required

Returns

String

FormatString

FormatString Overload 1

Replaces each format item in a specified string with the text equivalent of a corresponding object's value.

Velocity

#set($stringResponse = $core_v2_language.FormatString($format, $parameters))

JavaScript

var stringResponse = core_v2_language.FormatString(format, parameters);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Default	Options
format	`String`	Format string including indexed placeholders: {0}, {1}, {2}, etc	Required
parameters	`Array of String`	Parameters	Required

FormatString Overload 2

Replaces each format item of the format {NAME} with the value of the item with that name in the parameters dictionary.

Velocity

#set($stringResponse = $core_v2_language.FormatString($format, "%{}"))

JavaScript

var stringResponse = core_v2_language.FormatString(format, {});

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Default	Options
format	`String`	Format string including named parameters in the format {name}.	Required
parameters	Options	Set of optional parameters including:	Required

Returns

String

FormatTime

Formats the time component of a date/time using the site default time format.

Velocity

#set($stringResponse = $core_v2_language.FormatTime($time))

JavaScript

var stringResponse = core_v2_language.FormatTime(time);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Default	Options
time	`DateTime`	Time	Required

Returns

String

FormatUrl

Formats a URL

Velocity

#set($stringResponse = $core_v2_language.FormatUrl($url))

JavaScript

var stringResponse = core_v2_language.FormatUrl(url);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Default	Options
url	`String`	Url	Required

Returns

String

GetInitials

Returns initials for a full Name

Velocity

#set($stringResponse = $core_v2_language.GetInitials($fullName))

JavaScript

var stringResponse = core_v2_language.GetInitials(fullName);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Default	Options
fullName	`String`	Full Name	Required

Returns

String

GetResource

Gets the widget-specified language resource defined by a resource name

Velocity

#set($stringResponse = $core_v2_language.GetResource($resourceName))

JavaScript

var stringResponse = core_v2_language.GetResource(resourceName);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Default	Options
resourceName	`String`	Resource Name	Required

Returns

String

Lowercase

Converts a string to lower-case

Velocity

#set($stringResponse = $core_v2_language.Lowercase($text))

JavaScript

var stringResponse = core_v2_language.Lowercase(text);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Default	Options
text	`String`	Text	Required

Returns

String

RemoveHtml

Removes HTML from a string

Velocity

#set($stringResponse = $core_v2_language.RemoveHtml($html))

JavaScript

var stringResponse = core_v2_language.RemoveHtml(html);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Default	Options
html	`String`	Html	Required

Returns

String

Truncate

Truncate Overload 1

Truncates text as close to the desiredLength as possible without breaking words. Also removes HTML

Velocity

#set($stringResponse = $core_v2_language.Truncate($text, $desiredLength, $ellipsis))

JavaScript

var stringResponse = core_v2_language.Truncate(text, desiredLength, ellipsis);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required
text	`String`	Text	Required
desiredLength	`Int32`	Desired Length	Required
ellipsis	`String`	String to truncate	Required

Truncate Overload 2

Truncates text as close to the desiredLength as possible without breaking words.

Velocity

#set($stringResponse = $core_v2_language.Truncate($text, $desiredLength, "%{ Ellipsis = $ellipsisArg, MaintainHtmlFormatting = $maintainHtmlFormattingArg }"))

JavaScript

var stringResponse = core_v2_language.Truncate(text, desiredLength, { Ellipsis: ellipsisArg, MaintainHtmlFormatting: maintainHtmlFormattingArg });

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Default
text	`String`	String to truncate	Required
desiredLength	`Int32`	Desired length to truncate at. Truncation will break on the next word boundary.	Required
options	Options	Set of optional parameters including:	Required
Ellipsis	`String`	String to append after the truncated string.	Optional	...
MaintainHtmlFormatting	`Boolean`	When true, maintains HTML formatting within the trucated string.	Optional	False

Returns

String

Uppercase

Converts a string to upper-case

Velocity

#set($stringResponse = $core_v2_language.Uppercase($text))

JavaScript

var stringResponse = core_v2_language.Uppercase(text);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Default	Options
text	`String`	Text	Required

Returns

String

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