App wont read my localized string file

I have isolated the problem but dont know the solution.

the probelm is that adding key value pairs for softcoded strings in the same file generated for storyboards and xibs which have key value pairs for hardcoded strings, dont work!

i removed them and the hard coded strings appear fine.

now the objective is two fold...

1. where am i supposed to add the key value pair for softcoded strings? the documentation guide for internationalization mentions nothing about it.
2. i have added localised app name for 'bundle display name' in the languiage's corresponding info.plist file. it doesn't seem to take effect on storyboard!

please help me get this sorted. thanks.

Neerav

The terms you’re using, softcoded and hardcoded, are not Apple terms, so I’m struggling to understand your question. Please explain what you mean by them?

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I must have picked up those words from some online tutorial.

here, hardcoded = storyboard and xib strings coded directly into interface builder.

softcoded = strings used in code to update UI text. like labe.text = @"hello";

Neerav

hard coded = static strings

soft coded = dynamic strings.

the probelm is that adding key value pairs for softcoded strings in the same file generated for storyboards and xibs which have key value pairs for hardcoded strings, dont work!

That’s not expected to work. Localisable strings that you access via

NSLocalizedString

are stored in your bundle’s

Localizable.strings

file. So, starting with a standard project:

1. in your code, get the localised string with a call to

   NSLocalizedString

   , as shown below

2. add a

   Localizable.strings

   file to your project

3. add an entry for your localised string, also shown below

4. explicitly localise your

   Localizable.strings

   file (via the File Inspector in Xcode)

NSLocalizedString("Are you sure you want to activate the self-destruct sequence?", comment: "Explanatory text for the self-destruct warning alert.")

/* Explanatory text for the self-destruct warning alert. */
"Are you sure you want to activate the self-destruct sequence?" = "Are you sure you want to activate the self-destruct sequence?";

It’s traditional to use

genstrings

to create your initial

Localizable.strings

files from your source code (although be aware that it generates UTF-16 files (r. 6844223) whereas most folks use UTF-8 for their source

.strings

files, with Xcode converting them to the right format as it builds your project).

Finally, with regards strings in your bundle’s

Info.plist

file, you localised those by creating another

.strings

file,

InfoPlist.strings

.

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i finally figure it out yesterday. But thank u so much for replying here. Ill mark it as correct answer so others can be helped.