loading images from the correct bundle when localizing storyboards

Question

I\'m trying to add an option for the user to switch between Arabic & English language from inside the app (without having to re-set the language of the whole iPhone), I

Answer 1

You have to reload all the views that contains multilingual text which can't be done as if the view has referenced objects in the controller then the result is unknown and most probably it will crash.

A correct and efficient approach will be to have a dictionary for each language that you can switch based on language selected. Draw all the static text this way you can easily draw it back when the language changes. On language change post a notification to controllers to redraw the view. For images you can do similar draw them or have reference to them that you can change.

One there thing you can do for images is to have a custom image view class that also observe the language change notification and automatically loads the appropriate image. Same you can do for labels.

I can code something for you if you need an example.