How to add regular string placeholders to a translated plurals .stringdict in swift ios

Question

I want to translate this string using a plurar stringdict in swift for iOS

• stays at %1$@
• stay at %1$@

Using a simple plural without pla

Answer 1

Positional parameters n$ are one-based, so in

let label = String.localizedStringWithFormat(format, kidsIds.count, "Name")

"Name" is the second parameter, and you reference it with %2$@:

NSStringLocalizedFormatKey
%#@format@
format

    NSStringFormatSpecTypeKey
    NSStringPluralRuleType
    NSStringFormatValueTypeKey
    li
    one
    Sleeps at %2$@
    other
    Sleep at %2$@

In your code, %1$@ refers to the first argument kidsIds.count. That is not a string which leads to the crash.

Alternatively, put it into the NSStringLocalizedFormatKey:

NSStringLocalizedFormatKey
%#@format@ at %@
format

    NSStringFormatSpecTypeKey
    NSStringPluralRuleType
    NSStringFormatValueTypeKey
    li
    one
    Sleeps
    other
    Sleep