.PROPERTIES - Java Properties (Strings)

Content is machine translated from English by Phrase Language AI.

File Extensions	.properties
API Extension	properties
Import	Yes
Export	Yes
Plural forms support	No
Description support	Yes
Format options These options that can be specified when a file is uploaded and/or downloaded. Depending on the upload/download method (API, CLI, Repo sync etc.), they can be specified in query parameters `Upload`, `Download` or in the `phrase.yml` configuration file.	escape_single_quotes omit_separator_space crlf_line_terminators `escape_meta_chars`

Java Properties are standard config/localization files typically used by Java. This file format contains key-value pairs connected by a = sign. Apart from this, it does not have any other cascading element. Values in the file will always be parsed as a String type.

Duplicate keys (the file contains two or more identical keys) should not be problematic, but values loaded later in the process will overwrite previous data. When preparing a file for translation, check for duplicate keys by putting the properties files into a Java IDE (e.g. Eclipse, IntelliJ) to identify them.

Format Options

Identifier	escape_single_quotes
Type	boolean
Upload	Yes
Download	Yes
Default	true
Description	Escape single quotes with another single quote (e.g. I'm -> I''m ).

Identifier	omit_separator_space
Type	boolean
Upload	No
Download	Yes
Default	false
Description	Skip the space before and after the separator sign (= ).

Identifier	crlf_line_terminators
Type	boolean
Upload	No
Download	Yes
Default	false
Description	Use CRLF (Windows) line terminator chars.

Identifier	escape_meta_chars
Type	boolean
Upload	No
Download	Yes
Default	true
Description	Escape meta characters (`:=!#`) using a backslash

Code Sample

boolean_key = --- true\n
empty_string_translation = 
# This is the amazing description for this key!
key_with_description = Check it out\! This key has a description\! (At least in some formats)
key_with_line-break = This translations contains\na line-break.
nested.deeply.key = Wow, this key is nested even deeper.
nested.key = This key is nested inside a namespace.
null_translation = 
pluralized_key.one = Only one pluralization found.
pluralized_key.other = Wow, you have %s pluralizations\!
pluralized_key.zero = You have no pluralization.
sample_collection = ---\n- first item\n- second item\n- third item\n
simple_key = Just a simple key with a simple message.
unverified_key = This translation is not yet verified and waits for it. (In some formats we also export this status)