The documentation for javascript translation in django only gives examples of pluralised interpolation. I want to do something simple like below:

var format = gettext("Displaying %(count)s / %(total)s")
var text = interpolate(format, {"count": 5, "total": 10})

which should set text to Displaying 5 / 10

But this isn't working for me. I get Displaying %(count)s / %(total)s as the value for for text.

Does anyone know how to do this simple sort of interpolation?

The documentation for javascript translation in django only gives examples of pluralised interpolation. I want to do something simple like below:

var format = gettext("Displaying %(count)s / %(total)s")
var text = interpolate(format, {"count": 5, "total": 10})

which should set text to Displaying 5 / 10

But this isn't working for me. I get Displaying %(count)s / %(total)s as the value for for text.

Does anyone know how to do this simple sort of interpolation?

• javascript
• django
• internationalization
• interpolation

• You're missing true argument: interpolate(format, {"count": 5, "total": 10}, true). – freakish Commented Jul 11, 2012 at 6:34
• ah yes I see, I was looking at the non-named interpolation example on the django docs. Perfect. – iancoleman Commented Jul 11, 2012 at 7:14

2 Answers 2

You're missing true argument:

var text = interpolate(format, {"count": 5, "total": 10}, true);

And without named = true, you can do:

var format = gettext("Displaying %s / %s")
var text = interpolate(format, [5, 10]);