How do I load the proper localized file?

Question

I've got a plist which I localized. How do I load the plist properly?

Right now, I'm using this code:

NSArray *numbersArray = [[NSArray alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:
      [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"Numbers" ofType:@"plist"]];

What do I need to change my code to in order to load the localized plist?

Answer 1

NSArray *numbersArray = [[NSArray alloc]
   initWithContentsOfFile:
    [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"Numbers" ofType:@"plist"]];

This should work provided that you assure that you have the following bundle layout:

MyApp.app
 // no Numbers.plist here
.....
en.lproj/
    Numbers.plist // english-version
fr.lproj/
    Numbers.plist // french-version

The important thing is that you do not have a Numbers.plist file at the root level (aka-non-localized level) of the bundle, since if you do, that Numbers.plist will always take precedence over the localized version (for performance reasons).