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 an equivalent in Swift:

public func LS(_ key: String) -> String {
    let value = NSLocalizedString(key, comment: "")
    if value != key || NSLocale.preferredLanguages.first == "en" {
        return value
    }

    // Fall back to en
    guard
        let path = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "en", ofType: "lproj"),
        let bundle = Bundle(path: path)
        else { return value }
    return NSLocalizedString(key, bundle: bundle, comment: "")
}