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LocalizedString get Entry Name

Discussion in 'Localization Tools' started by unknowndevice, Jun 3, 2021.

  1. unknowndevice

    unknowndevice

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    Hi, I'm just wondering if there's a way of getting the Entry Name field from LocalizedString that's displayed in the inspector. Right now I'm getting the table and passing it the localized string entry reference. I'm just wondering if that field value is stored somewhere so I can avoid doing this.


    Code (CSharp):
    1. // What I'm doing now.
    2. LocalizedString localizedString;
    3. var table = LocalizationSettings.StringDatabase.GetTableAsync(localizedString.TableReference).Result;
    4. var entryName = table.SharedData.GetEntryFromReference(localizedString.TableEntryReference).Key;
     
    Last edited: Jun 3, 2021
    unknowndevice, Jun 3, 2021
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  2. karl_jones

    karl_jones

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    Hi,
    No the value is only stored in the SharedTableData and its not possible for us to automatically resolve this as we dont store any table collection information in the TableEntryReference struct.
    It is possible to store the Key instead of the Key Id in the TableEntryReference however when setting the value via the inspector we always use the Key Id at the moment, maybe we can make this a preference in the future.

    Code (csharp):
    1.  
    2. public LocalizedString usingNames = new LocalizedString("My String Table", "My Game Text");
    3.  
    4. public LocalizedString usingTableNameAndEntryId = new LocalizedString("My String Table", 4324324541);
    5.  
    6. public LocalizedString usingTableGuidAndEntryId = new LocalizedString(new System.Guid("6e79ded14bc9e0a4d9bf2b8aac246bfe"), 323453434);
    7.  
    8. public LocalizedString usingTableGuidAndEntryName = new LocalizedString(new System.Guid("6e79ded14bc9e0a4d9bf2b8aac246bfe"), "Start Game");
    When you have the SharedTableData you can use ResolveKeyName which basically does the same thing you are already doing.
     
    karl_jones, Jun 3, 2021
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  3. unknowndevice

    unknowndevice

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    Thanks @karl_jones! Totally understand the reasoning behind using using the key id, especially if the key name gets changed you'll potentially lose your reference. Thanks for the ResolveKeyName suggestion. I'll use that!
     
    unknowndevice, Jun 4, 2021
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  4. PlaycorpStudios

    PlaycorpStudios

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    What is the best way to get the SharedTableEntry from LocalizedString in runtime?

    I intend to use that to resolve a key in runtime.
     
    PlaycorpStudios, Sep 28, 2021
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  5. karl_jones

    karl_jones

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    You can do:
    Code (csharp):
    1. var tableOp = LocalizationSettings.StringDatabase.GetTableAsync(localizedString.TableReference);
    2. yield return tableOp;
    3. tableOp.Result.SharedData;
     
    karl_jones, Sep 28, 2021
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  6. PlaycorpStudios

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    Cheers Karl, I appreciate your quick response.
     
    PlaycorpStudios, Sep 28, 2021
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