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This is a function defined in the Foundation Framework. It returns a localized version of a string.

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NSLocalizedString not defaulting to Base language

I have the following problem with a small iOS 7 project on which I'm testing the localisation capabilities. I have a default project, with one VC, in which I have one button in the middle of the scene in my VC I have an IBOutlet to my button called…
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What do NSLocalizedString() parameters "value" and "tableName" do?

The Apple docs for this (both in Xcode and webpage) have exactly no explanation of the parameters. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/1418095-nslocalizedstring For reference, the function signature is NSLocalizedString( _ key …
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Xcode 7 crash: [NSLocalizableString length] 30000

The app just hangs on iOS7,8,9, makes 30000 calls to [NSLocalizableString length] The cpu is on max. see https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/16001 also (lldb) bt * thread #1: tid = 0x2cb4df, 0x0349065c Foundation`-[NSLocalizableString length]…
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iOS Localization: Best Practices

What are your best practices regarding Localization for iOS? I have been working quite a lot with Localization but it feels like is not good enough and scalable. There needs to be some better way. This is my current approach: Using .strings files +…
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Swift use unicode character in localization.strings

I am trying to put a unicode character inside my localization.strings file. When I manually set a label's text to "\u{F071}", the character appears properly. When I have that character as part of a string within the localization file, then the…
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Multiple Localized .strings Files in iOS App Bundle

I have a fairly complicated project, consisting of several large localized sub-projects. Most of my sub-projects are localized through a single Localizable.strings file. This file is copied into a SubProjectName.bundle target, which is used in…
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Xcode 8 Ambiguous expansion of macro NSLocalizedString

I have the following in my unit test .pch file to allow my unit tests to find the right bundle for the localization files and this was working fine until I upgraded to Xcode8. #undef NSLocalizedString #define NSLocalizedString(key, comment)…
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Testing localizations in an iOS playground

Is there a way to get localized strings into an iOS playground? I have a number of right-to-left language translations that include format codes that I had to edit with a hex editor (to ensure the codes were in the correct byte order), and I wish to…
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using nsattributedstring and nslocalizedstring

My old code uses NSLocalizedString to display the following where outputText was an NSMutableString that contained many such lines in a single output session: [outputText appendFormat: NSLocalizedString(@"\n\n%@ and %@ are identical. No comparison…
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Enabling Double Length Pseudolanguage doesn't work in Xcode 7.3

I'm trying to use the Double Length Pseudolanguage to test potential layout problems with other languages. I've enabled Application Language -> Double Length PseudoLanguage in scheme editor but when I run the app in the simulator, none of the…
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Unicode not converted when displayed

I'm localizing an app to spanish, and characters are encoded in the Localizable.strings file for that language using Unicode. For example, I have the entry: "login.saveSettings"="Guardar configuraci\\u00F3n:"; which is displayed in a UILabel exactly…
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iOS - NSLocalizedString is only returning the key string

I'm having some trouble debugging my NSLocalizedString implementation. Should be simple, but whatever I do, the function only returns the KEY string. I'm using XCode 4.5 and iOS6, so I: Added a new file called File.strings. In my project settings I…
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Force genstrings to build the Localizable.strings file in order of appearance rather than alphabetically

I'm new to internationalization and localization for iOS. I'm running genstrings: find . -name \*.m | xargs genstrings -o en.lproj to generate my Localizable.strings files. It builds the file in alphabetical order (by key). For ease of translation…
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Alternative strings for different targets of same App - use NSLocalizedString?

I'm building a version of an App I have already released, but with a few changes. It's not quite a lite/full version relationship, but they're similar enough that I'm using the same project with a different target. I'd like to reword almost all of…
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What language specifically is Chinese, language code 'zh'?

I understand that there is Simplified Chinese (zh-Hans) and Traditional Chinese (zh-Hant). However Xcode allows to localize for Chinese (zh). From the localization fallback concept I understand that it is the fallback for Simplified Chinese and…
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