Xcode 6 localization. export .xliff file will cut the string when the string is like "this is sample \"text\""

Question

This is the Objective-C code:

NSString *text = NSLocalizedString(@"Test \"this is a sample text\"", @"Test \"this is a sample text\"");

and this is the result in .xliff file:

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So as you can see, the id and source is missing. Can any one fix this? Or it is Xcode bug?

I have the same problem with Xcode 6.1 and 6.1.1. I have filed a bug to Apple — user1264176, Dec 12 '14 at 10:44

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 15 '15 at 03:30

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It seems Xcode 6.3 fixed this bug.

answered Apr 15 '15 at 03:30

Vito Ziv

Great, they fixed double quotes with Xcode 6.3 but 6.3 [broke apostrophes](http://stackoverflow.com/a/29623140/1693173)!? – progrmr Apr 23 '15 at 21:25

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 04 '15 at 18:16

Seems to be a bug in the way Xcode handles the .strings -> .xliff conversions, and so on. You'll have to wait for Apple to fix it.

May I suggest using curly quotes in the meantime?

@"Text “this is a sample text”"

It seems to export to XLIFF properly.

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