Bug 361510 - With i18n() empty strings as arguments seem ignored, placeholder slip into result
Summary: With i18n() empty strings as arguments seem ignored, placeholder slip into re...
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: frameworks-ki18n
Classification: Frameworks and Libraries
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: 5.20.0
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Chusslove Illich
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Reported: 2016-04-08 00:22 UTC by Friedrich W. H. Kossebau
Modified: 2019-05-27 12:36 UTC (History)
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Description Friedrich W. H. Kossebau 2016-04-08 00:22:46 UTC 
Seems (in Plasma widget code at least) when arguments which are empty strings are passed to i18n() & friend calls, they are treated as non-existent, resulting in placeholders to survive the replacement and replacements done in wrong places.

Examples:
i18n("%1", "") -> "%1"
i18n("%1-%2", "", "text") -> "text-%2"

This happens both for verbatim empty strings and variables containing empty strings.

Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 Alexander Potashev 2019-05-27 12:36:02 UTC 
i18n() is part of KF5::I18n