i18n Attaching variable to translation string

Question

I am currently using i18n to translate strings and I'm looking for a way to attach a variable onto the path.

This variable could be about 8 different values and each need a different translation. My locale files already include the translations but I don't know how to add my variable onto the translation path. I don't think variable interpolation helps me here.

content.state //variable
t ('.state') //locale path

I'm looking for a way to add the content.state variable to the end of the locale path so that it translates depending on what content.state is. Currently my only solution is a large if/else covering all the states.

Solved: I was trying to find a way to add a variable to the locale path inside handlebars and ended up using the concat helper.

{{ t (concat "state." content.state)}}

Answer 1

You can do that like this (example):

I18n.t('helpers.links.add', variable: "Your Variable Value")

then, on your translation file (yml):

helpers:
  links:
    add: "Add %{variable}"

That way, in my example, the output would be: Add Your Variable Value.

Hope this helps!