How i send email with correct body language?
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<p>Hello community</p>
<p>How can I send an e-mail in the user's language?</p>
<p>I have this code:</p>
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<pre><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"><?php<br></span><span style="color: #007700">function </span><span style="color: #0000BB">_custom_function_create_body</span><span style="color: #007700">(){<br> </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$emailadress </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'test@test.com'</span><span style="color: #007700">;<br> </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$subject</span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">t</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'This subject should be translatable'</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br> </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$account </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$user_account</span><span style="color: #007700">;<br> </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$body_message </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">t</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'This text should be translatable'</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br> </span><span style="color: #0000BB">_custom_function_email_send</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$emailadress</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$subject</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$body_message</span><span style="color: #007700">,</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$account</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br>}<br><br>function </span><span style="color: #0000BB">_custom_function_email_send</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$emailadress</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$subject</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$body_message</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$account</span><span style="color: #007700">) {<br> </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$message </span><span style="color: #007700">= array(<br> </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'key' </span><span style="color: #007700">=> </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'my_custom_key'</span><span style="color: #007700">,<br> </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'from' </span><span style="color: #007700">=> </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'test@test.com'</span><span style="color: #007700">,<br> </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'module' </span><span style="color: #007700">=> </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'my_module'</span><span style="color: #007700">,<br> </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'to' </span><span style="color: #007700">=> </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$emailadress</span><span style="color: #007700">,<br> </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'subject' </span><span style="color: #007700">=> </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$subject</span><span style="color: #007700">,<br> </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'body' </span><span style="color: #007700">=> </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$body_message</span><span style="color: #007700">,<br> </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'language' </span><span style="color: #007700">=> </span><span style="color: #0000BB">user_preferred_language</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$account</span><span style="color: #007700">), </span><span style="color: #FF8000">// this line not working<br> </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'headers' </span><span style="color: #007700">=> array(<br> </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'Content-Type' </span><span style="color: #007700">=> </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'text/html; charset=UTF-8;'</span><span style="color: #007700">), </span><span style="color: #FF8000">//needed<br> </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'plain' </span><span style="color: #007700">=> </span><span style="color: #0000BB">NULL</span><span style="color: #007700">,<br> </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'plaintext' </span><span style="color: #007700">=> </span><span style="color: #0000BB">NULL</span><span style="color: #007700">,<br> );<br><br> </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$mime_mail_system </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">drupal_mail_system</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'mimemail'</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'my_custom_key'</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br> </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$message </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$mime_mail_system</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">format</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$message</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br> if (</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$mime_mail_system</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">mail</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$message</span><span style="color: #007700">)) {<br> </span><span style="color: #FF8000">// drupal_set_message('Sent.');<br> </span><span style="color: #007700">}<br> else{<br> </span><span style="color: #FF8000">// drupal_set_message('Fail.', 'error');<br> </span><span style="color: #007700">}<br>}<br></span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span></span></pre></div>
<p>The email is sent, but not in the correct translation. The body and subject text shows in the email always in the default site language. </p>
<p>How i send the body and subject text in the user account language?</p>
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