Localization in Swift with string like \(foo) doesn't work

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Created Nov ’16

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For example, I have code

let count = 10
let says = NSLocalizedString("It runs \(count) times", comment: "run times")

Then I got the translation file.

<trans-unit id="It runs (count) times">
<source>It runs (count) times</source>
<note>run times</note>

However, when I translated it, it didn't work.

<trans-unit id="It runs (count) times">
<source>It runs (count) times</source>
<target>aaa(count)aa</target>
<note>run times</note>
</trans-unit>

All other translations without \(foo) did work. Is this a known bug or I shouldn't use it this way?

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Answer 1

zhaoxin OP

Nov ’16

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I managed to solve this problem by using

let newSays = String.localizedStringWithFormat(NSLocalizedString("It runs %d times", comment: "new run times"), count)

I think this is more like C instead of Swift. Nevertheless, it works.

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Answer 2

bennyz OP

Dec ’16

This is the correct way of doing it. You have to use variable substitution (localizedStringWithFormat) for localization. The \(count) variables will never work.

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