ruby-on-railsruby-on-rails-3.2globalize3

What's the difference between Globalize.with_locale and I18n.with_locale?

I found both methods to work but I don't want strange surprises: what' the difference between them? Can I use one or another without problems?

Solution

  • Both methods effectively do the same thing:

    1. Record what the current locale is
    2. Set the locale to the specified locale
    3. Run the provided block of code
    4. Set the locale back to the recorded locale

    I18n will fetch translations from its locale files, whereas globalize will fetch translations from its database store.