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How to programmatically build NSArray of localized calendar month names?

I am in the process of localizing/internationalizing my iPhone app and have a question. In one place in my app, I show a list of the 12 months of the year. As it is in its currently non-localized state, I simply have the months January - December hard-coded into an NSArray. I'd like to use NSCalendar to programmatically build this NSArray of months based on the user's locale. What is the best way to do this?

Solution

  • You can get the localized name of the month from the NSDateFormatter:

    NSDateFormatter *df = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init];
for ( int i = 0; i < 12; ++i ) {
    NSString *monthName = [[df monthSymbols] objectAtIndex:i];
    [...]
}
[df release];