Translate field name displayed within validation error messages?

Question

I'm adding validation errors to fields using addErrors($record->getErrors()) which then read like e.g. "My Field cannot be blank."

But I'm wondering where I can translate the field name, which I think is generated from the ID attribute myField?

Update:

Template:

<input type="hidden" name="action" value="example/saveExample">

{{ forms.textField({
    label: 'My Field'|t,
    id: 'myField',
    name: 'myField',
    value: null,
    errors: example is defined ? example.errors('myField'),
}) }}

Service function called from actionSaveExample:

public function saveExample(ExampleModel $example)
{
    $exampleRecord = ExampleRecord::model()->findById($example->id);
    $exampleRecord->myField = $example->myField;

    if ($exampleRecord->validate())
    {
        // save
    }
    else
    {
        $rule->addErrors($ruleRecord->getErrors());

        return false;
    }
}

Answer 1

I just ran into the same problem.

In the defineAttributes() method in your model, you can set a "label", like so:

class Plugin_ExampleModel extends BaseModel
{
    protected function defineAttributes()
    {
        return array(
            'quality'  => array(
                AttributeType::Number,
                'label' => Craft::t('Quality'),
                'min' => 0,
                'max' => 100,
                'required' => TRUE
            )
        );
    }
}

By using Craft::t() on that label, it will be translated in your template when the error is shown. Of course the corresponding label should be present in your plugin's translations file.

Hope this will help!

Answer 2

Craft/Yii sees that string as:

'{attribute} cannot be blank.' => '{attribute} darf nicht leer sein.',

Where {attribute} is the dynamic part - in this case your field handle.

If I'm understanding your question correctly, there isn't a way to translate that field handle in this context because you're in charge of what it's called to begin with.

I would assume, for example, if you're using the German locale, that you would already have a German context field handle name in place already.