RESX

 

Extension	.resx or .resw
Smartling Identifier	resx
Resources	Microsoft Resx Resources

 

String Instructions

Smartling automatically captures RESX comments and makes them translator instructions.

XML

<data name="resx_string6" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>resx string6 has a comment.</value>
     <comment>comment for manual resx string6 will appear as a Smartling translator instruction</comment>
</data>

Directives

If you are applying processing directives to a RESX file, the directive should be inserted as a comment just below the XML declaration, or within the <root> tag. Alternatively, you can apply file processing directives via the API.

For example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- smartling.placeholder_format_custom = \{.+?\} -->
<root>

Format

<!-- smartling.[directive_name] = [value] -->

 

entity_escaping

Exact delivery depends on file type.

Values	auto (default) true (or yes) false (or no)
Description	Can control whether or not characters will be "escaped" into entities when delivering translations. This can be set universally for the whole file via API, or by setting the directive at the top/start of the file. The directive can also be placed inline to control the behavior of specific strings.
Examples	To use inline: <!-- smartling.entity_escaping = false --> String: <!-- smartling.entity_escaping = auto -->

XML Characters (always escaped)

Character (name)	Escape sequence
< (less-than)	&lt;
> (greater-than)	&gt;
& (ampersand)	&amp;
' (apostrophe or single quote)	&apos;
" (double-quote)	&quot;

For example, your translation might look like this:
Smartling HTML escaping < > & " ' example string4

By default, using the "auto" setting, we would assume this is HTML from the < > tag, and it would be converted to:
Smartling HTML escaping < > & " &apos example string4

Using smartling.entity_escaping = false would allow Smartling HTML escaping < > & " ' example string4 to appear as it should.

placeholder_format

Values	NONE; C; IOS; PYTHON; JAVA; YAML; QT, RESX
Description	Used to specify a standard placeholder format.
Examples	<!-- smartling.placeholder_format = IOS --> Specifies iOS-style placeholders for the file.

 

placeholder_format_custom

Values	1) Custom Java compatible regular expression. 2) NONE - disables any current custom placeholders
Description	Specifies a custom placeholder format. Any text in your file matching the regular expression you provide will be captured as a placeholder.
Examples	<!--smartling.placeholder_format_custom=\{([^}]+)\}--> Any characters surrounded by curly brackets, e.g., {first name}, will be treated as a placeholder.

See Placeholders in Resource Files for more on placeholders.

pseudo_inflation

Values	integer - Accepted values are 0 - 100
Description	Sets the percentage by which original strings are inflated when downloading pseudo translations. If this directive is not set, pseudo translations are 30 percent longer than the original strings.
Examples	<!-- smartling.pseudo_inflation = 80 --> Downloaded pseudo translations will increase the length of original strings by 80 percent.

 

sltrans

Values	translate OR notranslate
Description	Use this directive to enable or disable processing of translation strings in the file. You must turn translation back on once you're done with notranslate. Any content with this tag will not appear in the Smartling dashboard but will appear in your translated file in your original source language.
Examples	<!-- smartling.sltrans = notranslate --> Strings below this directive will be captured as strings but excluded from translation. <!-- smartling.sltrans = translate --> Strings below this directive will be translated.