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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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Localize a float and specify number of decimal places in iOS

I have a float that I'd like to display to one decimal place. E.g. 104.8135674... to be displayed as 104.8 in English. Usually I'd use: myString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%.1f",myFloat]; However, I'd like to localize the number, so I…
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Placeholder and NSLocalizedString

I'm trying to translate my application and I find it difficult to translate when there are half a placeholder. I need to locate the following code: [textView1 insertText:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ è il %i/%i/%i. Il giorno delle settimana è %@.…
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Macro for NSLocalizedString

All my calls of NSLocalizedString have nil as second param, because i don't use any comments. But i hate to repeat myself. Now i'm asking myself if it's ok to define a macro like LSSTRING(str) that calls NSLocalizedString(str, nil), and if so how?
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xcode localized string not loaded

I have met a strange problem with the localized strings. I have only a 'Localizable.strings' in my 'en.lproj' folder and it works fine. all the strings are shown on device. but the next time i compile it and run, it shows only the ID of the strings.…
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how to use #undef directive in swift 2.3

I want to undefine or override NSLocalizedString in swift 2.3 and i search a lot about it and finally i found a way in Objective C to do this as below. #undef NSLocalizedString #define NSLocalizedString(key,_comment) your_function_name I want to…
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How to add Unicode escape sequence in Localizable.strings?

How can a Unicode escape sequence be added to a string in Localizeable.strings file if the string is casted to NSString? Here is one (ugly) example: // Localized string: "\u{200F}Number %@" = "\u{200E}Number %@"; let string =…
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Notification Service Extensions with NSLocalizedString

I am using Notification Serivce Extension to change the text coming from the server as per what I Want. However, that was working good with normal strings. but when I used NSLocalizedString with it, it dosent show the localized string, instead it…
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Send localized string key in loc-args for iOS Push notifications

My application supports 4 languages & push notifications. When I send push notification to APNS , I am sending loc_key & loc-args. Now I need to send localized strings in loc-args array so that I can translate those on iOS app side when app receives…
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iOS strings file collision - Same string in source langage, different in target

So, I'm localizing an app from japanese to english. In japanese, there is no distinction between (say) "Mr." and "Ms."(/"Mrs."), so I need to do something like this: /* Salutation format for user (male) */ "%@様" = "Mr. %@"; /* Salutation format for…
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NSLocalizedString returns text that is defined nowhere

OK, I am officially flabbergasted. I started an IOS project some time ago, and juggled around with localization a bit at the start, which became a bit of a mess, because I did not know how to do that properly yet. Now I have decided to do the…
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Localized string with argument adds line breaks and brackets around argument

I am trying to display a localized string that contains an argument. Instead of displaying the string in one line with the argument embedded, the result is a broken 3-line string: Expected result: The price is $9.99/year. Result: The price is ( …
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Disable localization in UILocalNotification alertBody

I'm using local notifications in my chat app (using Long polling). The problem is when the user receives a new chat while the app is in the background, the message affected to UILocalNotification alertBody is replaced with the localized string of…
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NSLocalizedString Problem

I've got: -(IBAction)about { UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:NSLocalizedString(@"About", @"Title of AlertView") message:@"App name \n© My name \n2010" …
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Special - Chinese characters in string

I am doing language translation in code. self.title.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:NSLocalizedString(@"Q%ld", nil), (long)quizNumber]; I have added localization which works fine in French case but in Chinese '%ld' comes on the screen. If I put…
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Dynamic/runtime dispatch in Swift, or "the strange way structs behave in one man's opinion"

I'm not horribly new to Swift, nor to Objective-C, but I saw some odd behavior when working with an Error subtype today that led me to dig a little deeper. When working with an NSString subclass (yes, the below example functions similarly for…
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