When to use _e and __ for the translation?

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The question:

What is difference between _e() and __() functions for the translation? In what cases e() and __ ()should be used?

The Solutions:

Below are the methods you can try. The first solution is probably the best. Try others if the first one doesn’t work. Senior developers aren’t just copying/pasting – they read the methods carefully & apply them wisely to each case.

Method 1

If you want to echo the translated string, then you will be using _e and when you just want to have the translated string, then you will be using __.

Example:

_e('this is a message', 'twentyfourteen');

is same as

echo __('this is a message', 'twentyfourteen');


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