File Extension(s) | .properties |
i18n type(s) | PROPERTIES (Latin-1) UNICODEPROPERTIES (Unicode) |
Java ".properties" files are one of the formats used for localizing Java applications. The format is relatively simple: each line consists (in most cases) of a key and its associated value.
The Java .properties standard requires the encoding to be ISO-8859-1 and not UTF-8. Choose the 'Java PROPERTIES File - Unicode' (i18n_type: UNICODEPROPERTIES) format if you'd like to use Unicode files.
Sample Data
! Use the exclamation mark in order to mark text as comments.
# You can use the number sign instead
admin = Administrators are people that manage the organization.
updates = Keep me up to date with Transifex news
email_address = email address
connect = Connect with users on Transifex
phone = phone
Plural support
Transifex supports pluralized entries in Properties based on ICU's message format specifications (plural subset). Please take a look at our documentation guide here for more details about how Transifex handles pluralized strings.
Below is an example based on the language plural rules that CLDR standards provide:
English file
key1={count, plural, one {You have {count} file.} other {You have {count} files.}}
key2={count, plural, =1 {You have {count} folder.} other {You have {count} folders.}}
Both written and numeric forms are supported and recognized by the Transifex Properties parser as pluralized syntax.
📝 Note: Do you want to find out more about plurals in Transifex? Please check here.
Download options
Download file to translate: The generated translation files will include the already translated strings and the untranslated ones will be commented out and filled with the corresponding source entries.
Download for use: The generated translation files will include the already translated strings, and the untranslated ones will be filled with the corresponding source entries - they won't be commented out.
Download only reviewed translations: The generated translation files will include the reviewed translations, and the unreviewed entries will be commented out and filled with the corresponding source entries.
Download for translation as XLIFF: The translation file will be downloaded in the .xliff format and include both translated and untranslated strings. The last ones will be returned without having
targetelements.Download untranslated strings as XLIFF: The translation file will be downloaded in the .xliff format and include only the untranslated strings.
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