In multiplatform, how can I get the current langua...
# composel
Luke
07/29/2024, 6:51 PMIn multiplatform, how can I get the current language? I'm defining a CompositionLocalProvider that supplies strings but I don't know how to check which language I should use. I know there is the resource library but I prefer having resources in Kotlin files
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wwalkingg
07/30/2024, 12:39 AMyou can use androidx.compose.ui.text.intl.Locale
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CAB
07/30/2024, 12:24 PMThe question is about Multiplatform. The first question is: what targets, you are planning to support?
Then on each platform (provided for Android, System.Locale — JVM, and whatever way on Apple platform) implement “actual fun” on each platform to return the value, and define “expect fun” in Common code.
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wwalkingg
07/31/2024, 6:40 AM@CAB You can try androidx.compose.ui.text.intl.Locale in compose multiplatform.
Unless you just need a library without compose
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Stylianos Gakis
07/31/2024, 8:38 AMThat one works-ish, but I don't think deals with all the intricacies of each platform.
For example I know that last time I tried, using it didn't respect the per-app language settings set on the latest Android versions.
It also didn't properly update itself when you experience a configuration change.
Some prior discussion here https://stackoverflow.com/a/75172481
I would be happy to learn that it now works for those two cases, but afaik it doesn't.
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