[swift-users] Localization in Swift.

[Brent Royal-Gordon]

> I managed to replace my code with 
> 
> let newSays = String.localizedStringWithFormat(NSLocalizedString("It runs %d times", comment: "new run times"), count)
> 
> However, I still thing it would be better if we could use \(foo) directly, as it is more Swift style. Any idea why this can't happen?

I have some code that does that (Swift 2 version: <https://gist.github.com/brentdax/79fa038c0af0cafb52dd>), but it relies on the ExpressibleByStringInterpolation protocol, which is currently deprecated because it's due for a redesign.

Ultimately, localization is a Foundation-level concern. I'd love to see a future Foundation do something clever with NSLocalizedString, but it seems like their hands have been full with higher-priority stuff like the value-type equivalents.

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Brent Royal-Gordon
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