Read .strings file in Objective-C?

Question

I\'m creating a Mac app and I want to localize my Labels. I thought a .strings file would be a better choice. But I have trouble reading .strings file

Answer 1

One. You have to name your file Localizable.strings in the .lproj directory in the app bundle.

Two. Use the NSLocalizedString macro:

NSString *loc = NSLocalizedString(@"LABEL_001", nil);

Three. If nothing works, you can initialize an NSDictionary using a strings file, as a strings file is a special type of plist:

NSString *fname = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"whatever" ofType:@"strings"];
NSDictionary *d = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithContentsOfFile:fname];
NSString *loc = [d objectForKey:@"LABEL_001"];