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Xcode Translation Issue

I have created a Localizable.strings file in Xcode to handle translating my iOS app into several different languages. I have the following code at one point in the app:

Text("\(tasks.count) Tasks")

In other parts of the code where the string is simply "Tasks", I am able to translate this into Spanish relatively easily using the following localizable.string:

"Tasks" = "Tareas";

This does not work when I try to translate the "(tasks.count) Tasks". The 'Tasks' never gets converted. I tried the following localizable.string:

"%@ Tasks" = "%@ Tareas";

That also didn't work. Has anyone run into a similar problem? How did you fix this issue?

Thanks -

Solution

  • This is really frustrating and I don't really understand why this works and the alternatives I explored don't work. Here is the solution:

    Text(String(format: NSLocalizedString("Tasks %d", comment: ""),
                                tasks.count))

    My string was:

    "Tasks %d" = "Tareas %d";

    I'm hoping someone has a good explanation as to why reformatting a dynamic text string as above is needed instead of using the conventional Text("(xyz) Text")