Title: MO::export_translations
Published: April 25, 2014
Last modified: May 20, 2026

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# MO::export_translations( Translation_Entry $entry ): string

## In this article

 * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/mo/export_translations/?output_format=md#parameters)
 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/mo/export_translations/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/mo/export_translations/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/mo/export_translations/?output_format=md#related)

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## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/mo/export_translations/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿

 `$entry`[Translation_Entry](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/translation_entry/)
required

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/mo/export_translations/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 string

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/mo/export_translations/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    public function export_translations( $entry ) {
    	// TODO: Warnings for control characters.
    	return $entry->is_plural ? implode( "\0", $entry->translations ) : $entry->translations[0];
    }
    ```

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## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/mo/export_translations/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Used by | Description | 
| [MO::export_to_file_handle()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/mo/export_to_file_handle/)`wp-includes/pomo/mo.php` |  |

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