.STRINGSDICT - iOS Localizable Stringsdict for Pluralized Translation Keys (Strings)

File Extensions	.stringsdict
API Extension	stringsdict
Import	Yes
Export	Yes
Plural forms support	Yes
Description support	No
Format options	convert_placeholder

OS Localizable Stringsdict is an XML-based exchange file format used to define language plural rules. It is used when providing several translations for a string in a language with different plural forms (e.g., Arabic). The root element of a Stringsdict file is <plist> that holds one or more <dict> elements. Each dict element represents a key that will be referenced in the source code.

iOS Stringsdict should only be used to provide alternate translations for languages that have different plural rules. Otherwise, use the standard localization file format for iOS and OS X is the iOS Strings Resource file format.

Format Options

Identifier	convert_placeholder
Type	boolean
Upload	Yes
Download	No
Default	false
Description	Placeholder will be converted to match format specific requirements. Example: '$s' => '$@'

Code Sample

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
    <key>pluralized_key</key>
    <dict>
      <key>NSStringLocalizedFormatKey</key>
      <string>%#@localized_format_key@</string>
      <key>localized_format_key</key>
      <dict>
        <key>NSStringFormatSpecTypeKey</key>
        <string>NSStringPluralRuleType</string>
        <key>NSStringFormatValueTypeKey</key>
        <string>d</string>
        <key>one</key>
        <string>Only one pluralization found.</string>
        <key>other</key>
        <string>Wow, you have %s pluralizations!</string>
        <key>zero</key>
        <string>You have no pluralization.</string>
      </dict>
    </dict>
  </dict>
</plist>

Plurals for iOS Localizable Strings

For plural values, add the following postfix operators:

"messages.zero" = "No messages received";
"messages.one" = "One message received";
"messages.other" = "%s messages received";