How to get the default localization string when device is set to another language

Question

I create a rating function which include textview to show the rating status (poor, good, very good, amazing), and with localization (Localizable.strings) English as default and Chinese.

When user submit the rating to server, I want to pass the rating status (get from TextView) in English to server, but when user's change their phone device language to Chinese, the rating status that pass to server will be in Chinese.

How do I keep the current localizable string show in TextView and pass the default English string to server?

you can use two variables, one for display the rating to end user and another for storing values which store the value to submit. — Shiv Jaiswal, Nov 24 '17 at 06:31
now I am doing as the way you that suggested, I'm seeking for solution is there another way to implement so my coding will be clean always — YinKiet, Nov 24 '17 at 06:34
What @ShivJ won't make your code "unclean", as long as you do it correctly. You need to separate the model from the view. — Sweeper, Nov 24 '17 at 06:41
Use struct for this. This will keep ur code modularised and clean. — Apogee, Nov 24 '17 at 06:42
@YinKiet I don't have other solution so I suggested you this one. Yes, it makes code some messy but I don't think that it's a big issue. — Shiv Jaiswal, Nov 24 '17 at 06:44

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 24 '17 at 08:30

struct Rating {
    static let poor = "Poor"
    static let good = "Good"
    static let veryGood = "Very good"
    static let amazing = "Amazing"

    static func poorRating(forServer: Bool) -> String {
        return forServer == true ? poor : NSLocalizedString(poor, comment: "")
    }

    static func goodRating(forServer: Bool) -> String {
        return forServer == true ? good : NSLocalizedString(good, comment: "")
    }

    static func veryGoodRating(forServer: Bool) -> String {
        return forServer == true ? veryGood : NSLocalizedString(veryGood, comment: "")
    }

    static func amazingRating(forServer: Bool) -> String {
        return forServer == true ? amazing : NSLocalizedString(amazing, comment: "")
    }
}

To access

print(Rating.amazingRating(forServer: true))

Output

Amazing

@YinKiet Plz accept the answer if it helped you, as it will help other users having similar issue as yours. — Apogee, Nov 24 '17 at 12:50

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 24 '17 at 09:02

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enum Rating : String{
    case bad = "bad"
    case good = "good"
    case excelent = "excelent"

    func localize() -> String{
        return NSLocalizedString(self.rawValue, comment: "")
    }

    func getRating(forServer isServer: Bool) -> String{
        if isServer{
            return localize()
        }else{
            return self.rawValue
        }
    }
}

And just use it:

let rate: Rating = .bad
let stringToPost = rate.getRating(forServer: true) //English version for server
let stringToShow = rate.getRating(forServer: false)//Localized version for UI

answered Nov 24 '17 at 09:02

Максуд Даудов

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This is good suggestion, but i have to define the key name inside localizable.strings exactly same as string content, and it only works for single words. For example, Very_Good = "Very Good" will display as "Very_Good" if I using rawValue – YinKiet Nov 24 '17 at 10:15
@YinKiet so make Very Good = “Very Good” in your localizable.strings and in enum. What’s the problem? – Максуд Даудов Nov 24 '17 at 10:55
The problem is spacing is not allow for key – YinKiet Nov 24 '17 at 13:20
@YinKiet who told you that? Thats one line from my project: `"Open broker partner" = "Open Broker";`. – Максуд Даудов Nov 24 '17 at 14:55

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 24 '17 at 06:59

func getEnglishString(forKey key: String) -> String {
    if let currentLanguage = 
(NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().arrayForKey(AppleLanguages)?.first as? 
String) {
    if currentLanguage == "en" {
        return NSLocalizedString(key, comment: "")
    }
    else {
        //the application is not currently on `en`
        //change application to `en`
        NSBundle.setLanguage("en")

        //get the localized string on `en`
        let enString = NSLocalizedString(key, comment: "")

        //return the application to the old language
        NSBundle.setLanguage(currentLanguage)

        return enString
    }
}

return ""
}

Maybe this will help. For further information you can follow this: https://stackoverflow.com/a/36863894/5167909

"NSBundle.setLanguage("en")" This may alter the user preferred language. — Apogee, Nov 24 '17 at 07:24
Alter the language only for getting specific language text. After getting actual text again set users previous language. — Faysal Ahmed, Nov 24 '17 at 09:05

How to get the default localization string when device is set to another language

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