[solved]how to change localize string reference at runtime through script?

for example for a loading screen where it shows "Tips" or advices text meanwhile the scene is loading,


how can I change the string reference id through script so it can change between Tip1, Tip2, Tip3, etc at runtime?

I know how to access the localizedstring component but not the fields inside.

 

Thanks

 

from Inspector it shows LocalizeString and from the script, it shows LocalizedString type, I am a bit confused

 

revisiting this topic cuz i found a problem when i tried to implement it.

when i used "public localizedstring" , I noticed that in the inspector instead of expecting me to drop in the localize string(script) component , it creates a somewhat new instance of the component.

what i wanted to do:

Code (CSharp):

1.  
2. public class Notificationmanager : monobehavior
3. {
4. public LocalizedString mylocalizedstring; ///the localize string component of the text object
5.     public GameObject notification; ////the text object
6.  
7.  
8.  
9.     public  void Shownotification(string keyID)//called from another object
10.     {
11.         mylocalizedstring.TableEntryReference =keyID;
12.         notification.SetActive(true);
13.     }
14. }
15.  

Please in a future release, let users reference the Localize string component of a gameobject itself. so users can reference THAT component from other gameobjects.

 

The thing is that it can't be referenced, at least not with using UnityEngine.Localization;

Code (CSharp):

1.  public LocalizeStringBehaviour mylocalizedstring;

will throw the error that the type or namespace is not found.



they can be referenced with "using UnityEngine.Localization.components;"

but even then "TableEntryReference" nor "TableReference" are not part of it.

 

thank you so much, now it works,

 

Heres a static helper function for getting the string without using a coroutine.

*edit*
Updated to include arguments

Code (CSharp):

1.  
2. public static async Task<string> GetLocalizedString(string table, string key, Object[] args = null)
3. {
4.     var localizedString = new LocalizedString
5.     {TableReference = table, TableEntryReference = key};
6.     if (args?.Length > 0)
7.         localizedString.Arguments = args;
8.            
9.     var handle = localizedString.GetLocalizedString();
10.     while (handle.IsDone == false)
11.         await Task.Yield();
12.    
13.     return handle.Result;
14. }
15.  

Code (CSharp):

1.         public static async Task<string> GetLocalizedString(LocalizedString reference)
2.         {
3.             var handle = reference.GetLocalizedString();
4.             while (handle.IsDone == false)
5.                 await Task.Yield();
6.        
7.             return handle.Result;
8.         }

 

Hello Karl,

I'm trying to change a string in runtime but it doesn't find LocalizedStringBehaviour, I've added

Code (CSharp):

1. using UnityEngine.Localization;
2. using UnityEngine.Localization.Components;

So I tried something like this:

Code (CSharp):

1. string sentence = sentences.Dequeue();
2.         LocalizeStringEvent stringComponent = dialogueText.GetComponent<LocalizeStringEvent>();
3.         LocalizedString newTranslation = new LocalizedString();
4.         newTranslation.TableEntryReference = sentence;
5.         stringComponent.StringReference = newTranslation;
6.         stringComponent.RefreshString();
7.         dialogueText.SetText(newTranslation.TableEntryReference);

But it returns the string without translating, how should I proceed with it?

I'm trying to implement it for a dialogue system, but I'll also need it later for a quest window and an item description window, so I need to find a way that before the text is set in my TMP component it gets translated, and I need it to be done as fast as possible, so that the player won't have to wait to get the text translated before being shown...

 

Hi, I came across this post as I stumbled upon a problem with the StringReference of an LocalizeStringEvent component.

I have two TMP Text elements, which are "dynamic" elements of my HUD that are updated through script.
The script has a reference to two LocalizeStringEvent components named announceTextLocalizeEvent and announceSmallTextLocalizeEvent.

I have a method that any other script can call:

Code (CSharp):

1. void Announce(LocalizedString localizedAnnounceText, LocalizedString localizedAnnounceTextSmall = null)
2.     {
3.         announceTextLocalizeEvent.StringReference = localizedAnnounceText;
4.         announceSmallTextLocalizeEvent.StringReference = localizedAnnounceTextSmall;
5.     }

As you can see, I'd like to have the small text as an optional parameter. However I noticed that you can't set the StringReference to null without errors thrown at you because of the ClearChangeHandler. How should one set the LocalizeEventHandler StringReference back to "None" after it has been set once?

EDIT: My problem was not necessarily related to the LocalizeStringEvent. I noticed that if I just manually set the TMP component's text to empty string I get the result I want (which was to display an empty string if the secondary argument given to the method was null).

 

Hi, LocalizedStringBehaviour does not exist ... doc is outdated

 

Hi, what would be the replacement of LocalizedStringBehaviour in this newer doc version?

 

That helped me a lot, thank you and merry Xmas

 

Code (CSharp):

1. GetComponent<LocalizeStringEvent>().StringReference.SetReference("YourGameTranslationTable", "YourTranslationReference");

 

Hi, I read your post and looked up LocalizeStringEvent, but it was deleted from the latest version. Is there any alternative to that?(Please understand that I used a translator because I am not good at English)