@c This file is part of the GNU gettext manual.
@c Copyright (C) 1995-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See the file gettext.texi for copying conditions.

@node Vala
@subsection Vala

@table @asis
@item RPMs
vala

@item Ubuntu packages
valac

@item File extension
@code{vala}

@item String syntax
@itemize @bullet

@item @code{"abc"}

@item @code{"""abc"""}

@end itemize

@item gettext shorthand
@code{_("abc")}

@item gettext/ngettext functions
@code{gettext}, @code{dgettext}, @code{dcgettext}, @code{ngettext},
@code{dngettext}, @code{dpgettext}, @code{dpgettext2}

@item textdomain
@code{textdomain} function, defined under the @code{Intl} namespace

@item bindtextdomain
@code{bindtextdomain} function, defined under the @code{Intl} namespace

@item setlocale
Programmer must call @code{Intl.setlocale (LocaleCategory.ALL, "")}

@item Prerequisite
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@item Use or emulate GNU gettext
Use

@item Extractor
@code{xgettext}

@item Formatting with positions
Same as for the C language.

@item Portability
autoconf (gettext.m4) and #if ENABLE_NLS

@item po-mode marking
yes
@end table