Can i link a uilabel to a localizable string in Interface Builder?

Question

have googled around but found no solution:

Basically, i have a Localizable.strings set up, which i'm using in my code. However, it would be really sweet if i somehow could just refer those values in my XIB's too, so that i can avoid having to create one annoying XIB per language...

Is this possible?

Answer 1

You could implement a subclass of UILabel and have it automatically pull the localized value when it's initialized from the nib. In the XIB you would then just set the token (or english text if you prefer) and have UILabel pull the localized text from this value.

Answer 2

I present to you the swifty way

1. Create a subclass of UILabel

class LozalizedLabel : UILabel {

    @IBInspectable var keyValue: String {
        get {
            return self.text!
        }
        set(value) {
            self.text = NSLocalizedString(value, comment: "")

        }
    }
}

2. Set the class to be LocalizedLabel in IB

3. Enter your key from Localizable.strings directly in IB

Voila, now spend less time on creating useless IBOutlets just for making it a localizable UILabel.

NOTE This does not make the localized string show in the interface builder, but rather just the "key". So when building your TextView's remember to set constraints accordingly