getDict()

Overview

getDict() is used to get string translations from the translation dictionary for server-side components.

const d = await getDict(); // Get the translation function
d('greeting.hello'); // pass the id to get a translation

getDict() supports:

• Translation of string and jsx content.
• Variable insertion and conditional logic within translations.
• Optional id prefixing.

For client-side translations, see useDict().

Reference

Props

Description

Returns

A promise of a translation function d() that, given an id, will return the translated version of the corresponding entry

Promise<(id: string, options?: DictionaryTranslationOptions) => React.ReactNode>

Examples

Basic Usage

Every entry in your dictionary gets translated.

const dictionary = {
  greeting: <>Hello, Alice!</>, 
};
export default dictionary;

When we want to access these entries (on the server side), we call getDict(). This returns a function that accepts the key of a translation from the dictionary.

import { getDict } from 'gt-next/server';

export default async function TranslateGreeting() {
  
  const d = await getDict(); 

  return (
    <p>
      {d('greeting')} // Hello, Alice // [!code highlight]
    </p>
  );
}

Using variables

In order to pass values, you must (1) assign an identifier and (2) reference the identifier when calling the d() function.

In this example, we use {} to pass variables to the translations. In the dictionary, we assign identifier {userName}.

const dictionary = {
  greeting: "Hello, {userName}!", 
};
export default dictionary;

import { getDict } from 'gt-next/server';

export default async function TranslateGreeting() {
  const d = await getDict();
  
  // Hello Alice!
  const greetingAlice = d('greeting', { userName: "Alice" }); 

  return (
    <p>
      {greetingAlice}
    </p>
  );
}

Using prefixes

We can use prefixes to only fetch a subset of the dictionary.

const dictionary = {
  prefix1: { 
    prefix2: { 
      greeting: "Hello, Bob",
    }
  }
};
export default dictionary;

Because we added the value 'prefix1.prefix2' to the getDict method, all of the keys are prefixed with prefix1.prefix2:

import { getDict } from 'gt-next/server';

export default function UserDetails() {
  const d = await getDict('prefix1.prefix2'); 
  return (
    <div>
      <p>{d('greeting')}</p> // greeting => prefix1.prefix2.greeting // [!code highlight]
    </div>
  );
}

Notes

• The getDict() function allows you to access dictionary translations on the server side.

Next Steps

• See useDict() for the client-side equivalent of getDict().
• Learn more about using dictionaries in the dictionaries reference.