---
id: translation-context
title: TranslationContext
---

`TranslationContext` is provided by [`OverlayProvider`](../core-components/overlay_provider.mdx) and [`Chat`](../core-components/chat.mdx) components. 
Read the [translations section](../basics/translations/) for more information on how to customize your translations. 
If you are not familiar with React Context API, please read about it on [React docs](https://reactjs.org/docs/context.html).

## Basic Usage

`TranslationContext` can be consumed by any of the child component of `OverlayProvider` or `Chat` components.

```tsx
import { useContext } from 'react';
import { TranslationContext } from 'stream-chat-react-native';

const { t, tDateTimeParser } = useContext(TranslationContext);
```

Alternatively, you can also use `useTranslationContext` hook provided by library to consume TranslationContext.

```tsx
import { useTheme } from 'stream-chat-react-native';

const { t, tDateTimeParser } = useTranslationContext();
```

## Value

### t

Given a key, extracts the translated text from the Streami18n instance.

| Type |
| - |
| function |

### tDateTimeParser

Used for translating dates and times into the desired local format.

| Type |
| - |
| function |