Questions tagged [measurementformatter]
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MeasurementFormatter to display feet and inches
I have been playing with MeasurementFormatter to try and display imperial lengths as 10'6" or 10 ft 6 in unsuccessfully. LengthFormatter does this correctly when isForPersonHeightUse is set to true, but it does not adapt to the user's locale well…
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Choosing units with MeasurementFormatter
This is similar to a question I asked yesterday but the answer I got doesn't seem to work in this case.
I'm getting altitude values in meters from Core Location. I want to display these in a localized form. As an example, the altitude where I am…
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Measurement Formatter: space between value and unit
I have a Measurement attribute:
let measurement = Measurement(value: 10000.0, unit: UnitMass.grams)
that I want to print as a string. I use the following MeasurementFormatter:
let measurementFormatter =…
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How can I get the localised Unit Symbol from a MeasurementFormatter result?
I'm trying to get the localised unit symbol for any measurement obtained using a measurement formatter.
For example, if the locale uses degrees Fahrenheit, but the app stores it's data in Celsius, I would create a measurement formatter as follows:…
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Setting a locale of MeasurementFormatter instance voids any numberFormatter property options set on the instance
Solved
Thanks to Martin R this has been solved by having to put the locale first. So:
import Foundation
let formatter = MeasurementFormatter()
formatter.locale = Locale(identifier: "en_GB") // Set locale…
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Zero symbol in iOS MeasurementFormatter
I'm having problems to declare/use a zero symbol for an unknown value when using MeasurementFormatter:
let numberFormatter = NumberFormatter()
numberFormatter.numberStyle = .decimal
numberFormatter.zeroSymbol = "?"
numberFormatter.string(from: 0.0)…
Carsten
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MeasurementFormatter not working as intended
let userDefined = Measurement(value: Double(userInput.text!)!, unit: UnitMass.kilograms)
let calculatedValue = userDefined.converted(to: UnitMass.grams)
print(calculatedValue)
let formatter = MeasurementFormatter()
formatter.locale =…
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Use MeasurementFormatter to display meters as feet
I'm having trouble getting the new MeasurementFormatter class to give me results in appropriate units. I have values in meters that I want to display in localized strings, either meters or feet depending on the user's locale.
I have this:
let meters…
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Creating a custom FormatStyle for all Measurement Units
I have a few measurements (like UnitLength, UnitDuration, UnitSpeed etc) and for most of them I want to have a formatter that uses the provided unit (formatter.unitOptions = .providedUnit).
To simplify the call site, I created a custom FormatStyle -…
phi
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Localization for Unit
extension UnitSpeed {
static var kilometersPerMinute: UnitSpeed {
return UnitSpeed(
symbol: "km/min",
converter: UnitConverterLinear(coefficient: 16.666666666667)
)
}
}
let formatter =…
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formatted temperature measurement giving incorrect value
I am trying to show the temperature from weatherkit in a text field.
If I use 'temp.formatted(.measurement(width: .abbreviated, usage: .weather)' for -0.31C it shows a weird value of -33F.
It works for positive celsius values, only the negative ones…
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Swift measurementFormatter from Celsius not working
I am just starting with swift.
This is what I have in my playground...
let tempF1 = Measurement(value: 98.6, unit: UnitTemperature.fahrenheit)
let tempC1 = tempF1.converted(to: UnitTemperature.celsius)
let convertedTemperature1 =…
Sekar
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Figure out which UnitType (liter / gallon) is the systems default
Is there any way to figure out which UnitType is the systems default based on the systems locale?
I have an UITextField where a user can input an amount of water. I want to figure out if the input is in liters or gallons, so I can setup a correct…
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