AI-generated Key Takeaways
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The Language service in Apps Script provides a way to compute automatic translations of text.
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The
translate()method is used to automatically translate text from a source language to a destination language. -
The
translate()method has overloaded versions, one of which accepts an optionaladvancedArgsobject for specifying options like content type. -
A list of supported language codes is available via a provided link.
Language
The Language service provides scripts a way to compute automatic translations of text.
// The code below will write "Esta es una prueba" to the log. const spanish = LanguageApp . translate ( 'This is a test' , 'en' , 'es' ); Logger . log ( spanish );
Methods
| Method | Return type | Brief description |
|---|---|---|
String
|
Automatically translates some text from a source language to a destination language. | |
String
|
Automatically translates some text from a source language to a destination language. |
Detailed documentation
translate(text, sourceLanguage, targetLanguage)
Automatically translates some text from a source language to a destination language.
// The code below will write "Esta es una prueba" to the log. const spanish = LanguageApp . translate ( 'This is a test' , 'en' , 'es' ); Logger . log ( spanish );
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
text
|
String
|
the text to translate |
source
|
String
|
the language code in which text is written. If it is set to the empty string, the source language code will be auto-detected |
target
|
String
|
the language code to which the text should be translated |
Return
String
— the translated text
translate(text, sourceLanguage, targetLanguage, advancedArgs)
Automatically translates some text from a source language to a destination language.
// The code below will write "Esta es una <strong>prueba</strong>" to the log. const spanish = LanguageApp . translate ( 'This is a <strong>test</strong>' , 'en' , 'es' , { contentType : 'html' }, ); Logger . log ( spanish );
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
text
|
String
|
the text to translate |
source
|
String
|
the language code in which text is written. If it is set to the empty string, the source language code will be auto-detected |
target
|
String
|
the language code to which the text should be translated |
advanced
|
Object
|
optional JavaScript object fields |
Advanced parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
content
|
String
|
the content type of the text; supported values are 'text' (default) and 'html' |
Return
String
— the translated text
