Questions tagged [nslocalizedstring]

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

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Spanish support for Retake and Use photo buttons of UIImagePickerController

I am developing an app that supports Spanish content, which i am achieving through localised strings. Now i would like to know if there is any way to give Spanish support for the buttons Retake and Use Photo of UIImagePickerController Have attached…
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Overriding preferred strings localization on the fly for testing

Using the Settings app in the iPhone simulator to switch languages is a PITA way of testing localization tweaks. I'm trying to figure out a way to switch localizations (en/fr/es/etc) on the fly in my app with a debug setting without restarting the…
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Use default language fallback when key is untranslated

Can i use default language (e.g. English) for untranslated keys in my other language Localizable.strings files ?
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Scale UISegmentedControl labels based on width of control

This seems like a no brainer, but I cannot find any way to do this. Basically what I have is a UISegmentedControl with two localized labels using NSLocalizedString. I have set the font size and everything looks great in English and a few other…
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Localization in iOS 7 : Selects the language settings used previously

I am using localization in iOS 7 and have the localizable string files for German and English. When ever i select the corresponding language the localisation works perfect. But if i switch to any other language, then the display is based on the…
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Change iphone app language with buttons and without restart of the app

I want to change the language of my app. At the moment I am doing it at the following way. I have two buttons which are change the languages in NSUserDefaults. But before this affects my app I need to restart it. Here is my code. -…
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NSLocalization on xCode 4.5 and iOS 6

Is there any way to use Localizable.strings with NSLocalizedString(@"KEY", @"") in xCode 4.5 for iOS6 like in older iOS5? Here is my sample code: In Localizable.strings "KEY" = "Hello World!"; In .m script NSString *tempString =…
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"%" symbol in an NSLocalizedString

I have the following line of code: NSLog([NSString stringWithFormat:NSLocalizedString(@"KEY", nil),80.1]); The 80.1 is a float that is being inserted into the localized string. This works fine. However I want a % symbol in the localized string. I…
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Determining if the current locale uses non-arabic numerals in iOS?

In iOS I'd like to perform some specific functions if the user's [NSLocale currentLocale] does not use Arabic Numerals (i.e. not 0123456789). How can I check for this condition?
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unable to mantain localization on a UIButton after

I am using NSLocalizedString function to change the language of a UIButton reset.titleLabel.text=NSLocalizedString(@"Reset", nil); I put this line in the viewDiLoad , viewWillAppear , viewDidAppear , viewDidDisappear and viewWillDisappear when…
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Localization doesn't affect some .strings files

I use SORelativeDateTransformer in my project. I localized my project (translated storyboard and created Localizable.strings(I used NSLocalizedString)) and that part translates perfect. The problem is that SORelativeDateTransformer uses it's own…
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Making part of localised string bold swift

I have a string let's say " my name is %@ and i study in class %@" now I want to bold the placeholder text which i will be inserting , so that the result will look something like this:" My name is Harsh and i study in class 10" and i will display it…
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SwiftUI Text and LocalizedStringKey with parameter

I am trying to add a SwiftUI localized Text with parameter. However in the whole app we use a wrapper around localization keys so we have something like this: static let helloWorldText = NSLocalizedString("helloWorldText", comment: "") with…
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Custom NSLocalizedString?

Is it possible to use the NSLocalizedString infrastructure (based on localizable.strings) with a custom-defined "localization"? The thing is, there are some languages that have different wordings for males and females. I want to ask the user's…
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How to localize string interpolation for notification message localizedUserNotificationString?

Tried to add a number inside a localized string with localizedUserNotificationString function. However, passing the argument into the function would cause a server connection error despite its a local notification. Replacing the arguments with a nil…
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