Remove Codeigniter label wrapping lang() - php

Question

How do I remove the auto label wrapping that is for the lang() in Codeigniter.
The manual doesn't say anything about it: https://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/helpers/language_helper.html
Do I have to write a function by myself or is there a simple clean way that Im missing?

Answer 1

Don't write the second parameter. Keep it empty.

Answer 2

Take a look at the lang function (found in: /system/helpers/language_helper.php):
function lang($line, $for = '', $attributes = array())
{
$CI =& get_instance();
$line = $CI->lang->line($line);
if ($for !== '')
{
$line = '<label for="'.$for.'"'._stringify_attributes($attributes).'>'.$line.'</label>';
}
return $line;
}
As you can see it takes 3 parameters. The first parameter is required, but the second two are optional. If you state a second parameter it will return the language string wrapped in a label.
So stating only the first parameter should make it output just the language string.
UPDATE:
From reading your comment it sounds like you would be better off using the language class directly. However the language class alone will not be enough, you will need to extend it for your purpose. To do this you can create a new file in your application/core folder called MY_lang.php.
class MY_Lang extends CI_Lang {
// You want to extend the line function
function line($line = '', $value = '')
{
$line = ($line == '' OR ! isset($this->language[$line])) ? FALSE : $this->language[$line];
// We can assume that if a value is passed it is intended to be inserted into the language string
if($value) {
$line = sprintf($line, $value);
}
// Because killer robots like unicorns!
if ($line === FALSE)
{
log_message('error', 'Could not find the language line "'.$line.'"');
}
return $line ;
}
}
Assuming your language file has a string like so:
$lang['welcome_text'] = "Welcome %s";
You could then use this by loading the language class, and using the following code:
$name = "foo";
$this->lang->line('welcome_text', $name);
The above is 100% untested, so it may need some tweeking, but it should give you somewhere to start from.