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An example to illustrate the difference between _() and _s():
An example to illustrate the difference between _() and _s():
_() is a function, and is used within code. So it's used in cases like this:
 
foo("Bar"); --> foo(_("Bar"));
* _() is a function, and is used within code. So it's used in cases like this:
_s() is a wrapper, used with static string constants. So it's used in cases like this:
<syntax type="C++">
foo(_("Bar"));
</syntax>
* _s() is a wrapper, used with static string constants. So it's used in cases like this:
<syntax type="C++">
char *foo {
char *foo {
   _s("bar"),
   _s("bar"),
   _s("baz")
   _s("baz")
};
};
</syntax>


If you want to give some additional explanations to the translators, or your string could be understood in a different ways, it is recommended to precede it with a comment tagged I18N.
If you want to give some additional explanations to the translators, or your string could be understood in a different ways, it is recommended to precede it with a comment tagged I18N.
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