_x

The timeline below displays how wordpress function _x has changed across different WordPress versions. If a version is not listed, refer to the next available version below.

WordPress Version: 6.1

/**
 * Retrieves translated string with gettext context.
 *
 * Quite a few times, there will be collisions with similar translatable text
 * found in more than two places, but with different translated context.
 *
 * By including the context in the pot file, translators can translate the two
 * strings differently.
 *
 * @since 2.8.0
 *
 * @param string $text    Text to translate.
 * @param string $context Context information for the translators.
 * @param string $domain  Optional. Text domain. Unique identifier for retrieving translated strings.
 *                        Default 'default'.
 * @return string Translated context string without pipe.
 */
function _x($text, $context, $domain = 'default')
{
    return translate_with_gettext_context($text, $context, $domain);
}

WordPress Version: 4.4

/**
 * Retrieve translated string with gettext context.
 *
 * Quite a few times, there will be collisions with similar translatable text
 * found in more than two places, but with different translated context.
 *
 * By including the context in the pot file, translators can translate the two
 * strings differently.
 *
 * @since 2.8.0
 *
 * @param string $text    Text to translate.
 * @param string $context Context information for the translators.
 * @param string $domain  Optional. Text domain. Unique identifier for retrieving translated strings.
 *                        Default 'default'.
 * @return string Translated context string without pipe.
 */
function _x($text, $context, $domain = 'default')
{
    return translate_with_gettext_context($text, $context, $domain);
}

WordPress Version: 3.7

/**
 * Retrieve translated string with gettext context.
 *
 * Quite a few times, there will be collisions with similar translatable text
 * found in more than two places, but with different translated context.
 *
 * By including the context in the pot file, translators can translate the two
 * strings differently.
 *
 * @since 2.8.0
 *
 * @param string $text    Text to translate.
 * @param string $context Context information for the translators.
 * @param string $domain  Optional. Text domain. Unique identifier for retrieving translated strings.
 * @return string Translated context string without pipe.
 */
function _x($text, $context, $domain = 'default')
{
    return translate_with_gettext_context($text, $context, $domain);
}