Swift: Localization in Storyboard - Labels not added to Main.strings?

Question

When I try to localize my app and I create a new Main.strings file for the target language, everything I have created in interface builder (labels, buttons, ...) is added to the new Main.strings files (base and language versions) and I can localize the text accordingly.

But when I later add a label or a button to a ViewController in interface builder, it is not automatically added to the Main.strings files for the base and language version.

So, how can I find out what the ObjectID for the button/label is so that I can add it to the strings files?

Or is there another way to force Xcode to add newly added labels and buttons to those files automatically?

Possible duplicate of [Is it possible to update a localized storyboard's strings?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15094259/is-it-possible-to-update-a-localized-storyboards-strings) — Shehata Gamal, Jan 13 '18 at 13:24

Dhaval Bhimani · Accepted Answer · 2020-09-05T06:47:43.237

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After selecting UILabel from storyboard, You can find object id of UILabel in right panel:

Then you can set text of label as below in your Main.string file:

"sxl-NO-5WX.text" = "Phone";

edited Sep 05 '20 at 06:47

answered Jan 13 '18 at 13:17

Dhaval Bhimani

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Was about to give the exact same answer. Took me a day to find this out back then :D – Aeger Jan 14 '18 at 16:57
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Is there any way to add them automatically? – Ne AS Mar 04 '18 at 21:03

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 14 '18 at 07:42

Dhaval Bhimani's answer is the easiest solution for localizing a small number of newly added view components. If you want to regenerate all the localizations for a storyboard, select the Main.storyboard-> deselect the localization check boxes for all the languages. check the 'Delete localized resource files from disk' check box now make sure your newly added labels and buttons are there and localize again by selecting languages. Just in case backup your string files before that

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 04 '21 at 09:56

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Easy XIB and Storyboard Localization - Very efficient and simple method

This repository serves as an example on how to localize some UIKit controls:

UILabel, UIButton, UITextField placeholder, UISegmentedControl, UIBarItem for tab bar items and navigation bar items, UINavigationItem, Review Localizable.swift to check it.

https://github.com/emenegro/xib-localization

answered Jul 04 '21 at 09:56

Gourav Mandliya

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Add some code otherwise this can be share in comment also. – NavinBagul Jul 06 '21 at 16:06
Code is in the repository mentioned in the answer. – Gourav Mandliya Apr 05 '22 at 05:29

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 22 '19 at 06:53

Use ibtool to extract the strings in your storyboard.

Open the Terminal application Locate your Base.lproj directory Use this line to extract the strings:

ibtool MainStoryboard.storyboard --generate-strings-file file_name.strings

After ibtool extracts the strings to file_name.strings, you can copy and paste it to your original .strings file

(Originally appread here Is it possible to update a localized storyboard's strings?)

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered May 09 '20 at 11:21

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Use ObjectID.text for UILabel

Use ObjectID.normalTitle for UIButton

Example:

/* Object ID of UILabel */
"GWb-TZ-iGk.text" = "I am label";

/* Object ID of UIButton */
"H6f-pG-K8Z.normalTitle" = "I am button";

answered May 09 '20 at 11:21

Mohammad Zaid Pathan

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