# init(localized:table:bundle:locale:comment:) Creates a localized string from an interpolated string. ``` init(localized keyAndValue: String.LocalizationValue, table: String? = nil, bundle: Bundle? = nil, locale: Locale = .current, comment: StaticString? = nil) ``` ## Parameters `keyAndValue` A [`String.LocalizationValue`](/documentation/Swift/String/LocalizationValue) that provides the localization key to look up. This parameter also serves as the default value if the system can’t find a localized string. `table` The bundle’s string table to search. If `table` is `nil` or is an empty string, the method attempts to use the table named `Localizable`. The default is `nil`. `bundle` The bundle to use for looking up strings. If `nil`, an app searches its main bundle. The default is `nil`. `locale` The locale to use when localizing interpolated values, such as numbers. This doesn’t change which locale the system uses to look up the localized string. If `nil`, this initializer uses the current locale. The default is `nil`. `comment` The comment to place above the key-value pair in the strings file. This parameter provides the translator with some context about the localized string’s presentation to the user. ## Discussion Use this initializer when the development-language string serves as your localization key. You can use a fixed string for the key or a string that the system interpolates from values you provide at runtime. For example, if your app’s strings catalog contains a localizable entry for ` “Hello, %@.”`, you create a localized string like the following: ```swift // Assume the strings file or catalog contains "Hello, %@." for English // and "Bonjour, %@." for French. let userName = "Juan" let greeting = String(localized: "Hello, \(userName).") // greeting == "Hello, Juan." in en locale, "Bonjour, Juan." in fr locale. ``` If you prefer to use an arbitrary localization key rather than the localized string in the development language, use [`init(localized:defaultValue:table:bundle:locale:comment:)`](/documentation/Swift/String/init(localized:defaultValue:table:bundle:locale:comment:)). If you need to provide localized strings to another process that might be using a different locale, use [`init(localized:)`](/documentation/Swift/String/init(localized:)). --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)