Opencart how to add everything from the language file in php loop

Question

It there a way to read everything from within a language with Opencart?

At the moment I have to:

Controller
$this->load->language('help');          
$this->data['heading_title'] = $this->language->get('heading_title');    
$this->data['tab1'] = $this->language->get('tab1');

Language File

<?php
// Heading
$_['heading_title']      = 'Help';
$_['tab1'] = 'Account';    
?>

why you would like to do so ? this will pollute your $this->data array — Qchmqs
– Qchmqs, Commented Dec 22, 2011 at 11:20
Yes I thought of this and added everything to $this->data['language'] to prevent anything getting overwritten. — John Magnolia
– John Magnolia, Commented Dec 22, 2011 at 11:26
i think should be added to the core of opencart, in the controller class i think,or improving the language class it self — Qchmqs
– Qchmqs, Commented Dec 25, 2011 at 12:54
If you do this at the top of your controller, then it will not "pollute" your data array whatsoever. This is actually how a lot of developers do this these days, including myself — Jay Gilford
– Jay Gilford, Commented Dec 26, 2011 at 2:23

Jay Gilford · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-23 20:36:20Z

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The easiest thing to do is to use array merge at the top of your controller

$this->data = array_merge($this->data, $this->language->load('language/file'));

or simply

$this->data += $this->language->load('language/file');

Edit

For 2.x, use

$data = array_merge($this->data, $this->language->load('language/file'));

3.x does this automatically

edited Jul 23, 2018 at 20:36

answered Dec 20, 2011 at 18:11

Jay Gilford

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Mavelo Over a year ago

For anyone working in newer versions of OpenCart: Same method applies to 2.x by using $data (instead of $this->data). Behavior is automatic as of 3.x.

Jay Gilford Over a year ago

Thanks @Mavelo - I've updated the answer accordingly

Mavelo Over a year ago

@JayGilford You're welcome. In OC 2.x, I like using $data = $this->load->language('extension/module/customer_sale_popup'); as long as it's done before any other changes to $data :)

Jay Gilford Over a year ago

@Mavelo yeah I pretty much do that myself

Pang · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-12 06:15:43Z

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In system/library/language.php is a function to get everything called all().

This is how to get a single item:

$var = $this->language->get('heading_title');

This returns an array with all language entries:

$var = $this->language->all();

edited Nov 12, 2015 at 6:15

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answered Nov 12, 2015 at 5:50

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Mavelo Over a year ago

Note: Language::all() is not available in 1.5.x. Its use is discouraged in 2.x according to the "dont use" comment in the class' code. The function however persists in 3.x and has been used in the core in ControllerEventLanguage::before() so apparently it's here to stay :P

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