[Mono-bugs] [Bug 591545] New: Add bindings for LocalizedString 'macros' to support Comment parameter
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http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=591545
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Summary: Add bindings for LocalizedString 'macros' to support
Comment parameter
Classification: Mono
Product: MonoTouch
Version: SVN
Platform: Macintosh
OS/Version: Mac OS X 10.6
Status: NEW
Severity: Enhancement
Priority: P5 - None
Component: Class Libraries
AssignedTo: gnorton at novell.com
ReportedBy: craig.dunn at conceptdevelopment.net
QAContact: mono-bugs at lists.ximian.com
Found By: ---
Blocker: ---
User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.0;
Trident/4.0; GTB6.4; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 5.0; .NET CLR
3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)
There is a single 'localization' method bound in MT:
* NSBundle.MainBundle.LocalizedString(key, value, table)
where value is the 'default value' if no translation is found for 'key' (in
'table.strings', or if blank in 'Localizable.strings'). it is a direct binding
of the underlying localizedStringForKey:value:table: function.
>>>>Correct, it's direct binding to:
[Export ("localizedStringForKey:value:table:")]
string LocalizedString (string key, string value, string
table);
Apple has a set of macros on top to "aid in localization" -- they all include
'comment'
NSLocalizedString(key, comment)
NSLocalizedStringFromTable(key, tableName, comment)
NSLocalizedStringFromTableInBundle(key, tableName, bundle, comment)
NSLocalizedStringWithDefaultValue(key, tableName, bundle, value, comment)
I actually originally 'assumed' the MT binding was LocalizedString (key,
comment, table) - soon realised my mistake tho' .... i'm not sure what the
'macros' do with the comment arg, since it doesn't appear in the underlying
function -- but it _is_ very useful for generating the localization file.
because there isn't an MT method bound with 'comment' the ngenstrings tool
won't be able to generate the 'expected' output without some additional work...
Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
Not a bug - enhancement request
Actual Results:
Not a bug - enhancement request
Expected Results:
Additional methods or overloads for NSBundle.MainBundle.LocalizedString()
I have been using the following extension methods in the interim...
static class Extensions
{
/// <summary>
/// Provide a key (which is also the default value) and a comment to the
translator
/// </summary>
public static string LocalizedString (this NSBundle bundle, string key, string
comment)
{
return NSBundle.MainBundle.LocalizedString (key, key, "");
}
/// <summary>
/// Provide a key, default value, (optional="") filename and a comment to the
translator
/// </summary>
public static string LocalizedString (this NSBundle bundle, string key, string
@value, string table, string comment)
{
return NSBundle.MainBundle.LocalizedString (key, @value, table);
}
}
Enhancement requested to support
http://github.com/conceptdev/ngenstrings
which is supposed to be a MonoTouch version of 'genstrings' from the Apple SDK
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