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How to load Codeigniter 4 lang file into an array variable

Is there a way to load a file from Codeignier 4 Language directory and assign the array content to a variable. Instead of returning the translated line, I want the whole array.

Like in CI3 we could do $language = $this->lang->load('lang_file','english', TRUE);. But in CI4 I cant seem to find a workaround.

Solution

  • If your lang array has a parent you can just do it like this:

    return [
    'list' => [
        'Apples',
        'Bananas',
        'Grapes',
        'Lemons',
        'Oranges',
        'Strawberries'
    ]
];


$foo = lang('Fruit.list');

    If that is not your case you can just do like @Lawrence Cherone said in the comments and just include the file.

    $language = include('./Language/english.php')