how to a translatable string in drupal theme?

Question

I want to put a string as a signature in drupal theme I am working on. the website is multilingual and the string should be translated based on the current language of the website. I don't know how to do it.

my drupal version is 6.

Would you help me?

Answer 1

Wrap your message in the t() function. http://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/includes!common.inc/function/t/6

Then see this page for a brief guide on localizing: http://drupal.org/node/322729