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# Translation bean

* Available through the **translation** variable
* Contains functions relating to the usage of i18n translation mechanism. For example:
  * `${translation.getMessage("client.defined.translation")}` returns the message for the "client.defined.message" key using the current locale.
  * `${translation.getDefaultLocale()}` returns the default locale.