NSLocalizedString not defaulting to Base language

Question

I have the following problem with a small iOS 7 project on which I\'m testing the localisation capabilities.

• I have a default project, with one VC, in which I have

Answer 1

I have created the following class, which supports a fallback to a customizable language. In my case I use Base.lproj as file for my default language contents.

StringUtilities.h

@interface StringUtils : NSObject

#define GetLocalizedString(key) [StringUtils getLocalizedString:key comment:nil]
//#define GetLocalizedString(key,comment) [StringUtils getLocalizedString:key comment:comment]


+ (NSString*) getLocalizedString:(NSString*)key comment:(NSString*)comment;

@end

StringUtilities.m

#import "StringUtilities.h"

@implementation StringUtils


//Returns a localized string, with fallback to version of Base
+ (NSString*) getLocalizedString:(NSString*)key comment:(NSString*)comment {
    NSString* localizedString = NSLocalizedString(key, nil);

    //use base language if current language setting on device does not find a proper value
    if([localizedString isEqualToString:key]) {

        NSString * path = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"Base" ofType:@"lproj"];
        NSBundle * bundle = nil;
        if(path == nil){
            bundle = [NSBundle mainBundle];
        }else{
            bundle = [NSBundle bundleWithPath:path];
        }
        localizedString = [bundle localizedStringForKey:key value:comment table:nil];
    }
    return localizedString;
}

@end

How to use

Import the header file and use the GetLocalizedString macro instead of NSLocalizedString macro.

#import "StringUtilities.h"

NSString* str = GetLocalizedString(@"your.text.key");