User:Rvsjoen/tutorial/Developing a Module/Part 04
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Adding translation
With your favorite editor, create the following file
language/en-GB.mod_helloworld.sys.ini
MOD_HELLOWORLD="Hello World!"
MOD_HELLOWORLD_XML_DESCRIPTION="Hello World! module description"
With your favorite editor, create the following file
language/en-GB.mod_helloworld.ini
MOD_HELLOWORLD="Hello World!"
MOD_HELLOWORLD_XML_DESCRIPTION="Hello World! module description"
MOD_HELLOWORLD_GREETING_DEFAULT="I am a module"
MOD_HELLOWORLD_GREETING_LABEL="Greeting"
MOD_HELLOWORLD_GREETING_DESC="The greeting to display"
With your favorite editor, edit the following file
tmpl/default.php
<?php
/**
* @package Joomla.Tutorials
* @subpackage Module
* @copyright Copyright (C) 2005 - 2010 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
* @license License GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
*/
// No direct access to this file
defined('_JEXEC') or die;
?>
<p><?php echo $params->get('greeting', JText::_('MOD_HELLOWORLD_GREETING_DEFAULT')); ?></p>
With your favorite editor, edit the following file
mod_helloworld.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<extension type="module" version="2.5.0" method="upgrade">
<name>MOD_HELLOWORLD</name>
<!-- The following elements are optional and free of formatting constraints -->
<creationDate>Once upon a time</creationDate>
<author>John Doe</author>
<authorEmail>john.doe@example.org</authorEmail>
<authorUrl>http://www.example.org</authorUrl>
<copyright>Copyright Info</copyright>
<license>License Info</license>
<!-- The version string is stored in the extension table -->
<version>0.0.4</version>
<!-- The description is optional and defaults to the name -->
<description>MOD_HELLOWORLD_XML_DESCRIPTION</description>
<!-- Note the folder attribute: This attribute describes what to copy
into the module folder -->
<files>
<filename module="mod_helloworld">mod_helloworld.php</filename>
<filename>mod_helloworld.xml</filename>
<folder>tmpl</folder>
<folder>language</folder>
</files>
<config>
<fields name="params">
<fieldset name="basic">
<field
name="greeting"
type="text"
default="MOD_HELLOWORLD_GREETING_DEFAULT"
label="MOD_HELLOWORLD_GREETING_LABEL"
description="MOD_HELLOWORLD_GREETING_DESC"
/>
</fieldset>
</fields>
</config>
</extension>
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Testing your component
For details on how to install the module into your Joomla! site, refer to the information provided in Part 01.
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