String Constant as a Localized String

Question

I would like to localize my constants. Constants are defined and declared the usual way:

extern NSString * const kStringName;

NSString * const kStringName = @\"         


        

Answer 1

Going the normal route by declaring with extern in a header and defining in the implementation using NSLocalizedString() results in this error:

Initializer element is not a compile-time constant

Here's one way to get around this problem.

In the header file declare a class method that returns a string...

@interface MyGlobals : NSObject

+ (NSString *)localizedStringWhatever;

@end

Implement the method...

@implementation MyGlobals

+ (NSString *)localizedStringWhatever {
    return NSLocalizedString(@"Whatever", @"blah blah blah.");
}

@end

When you need to use it import MyGlobals and ask it for the string...

NSString *whatever = [MyGlobals localizedStringWhatever];