LocalizedString field generation

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Hello,
I have :

  • a table name as string,
  • an entry key as string,
  • a table guid from a table found or created from the table name string
  • a entry id (uint) found or created from the entry key string for the table mentionned above

How can I instanciate a LocalizedString by script and bind it correctly from those ?

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Actually figured it out, have simply to use the implicit operators

LocalizedString locString = new LocalizedString();
locString.TableReference = guid.Value;
locString.TableEntryReference = keyId;

… and not to forget to set the class field with it… :sweat_smile:

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However if I replace the KeyId by the key (string), the binding seems not to works.
My LocalizedString is binded to the table but not to the entry, thus it can’t resolve the bind (the root string in the inspector stays as “None (String)”. :confused:

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Hey.
Glad to see you figured out how to set the values using the implicit operator.
Your issue with using a string sounds like a known bug Unity Issue Tracker - Localization package LocalizedString value isn't set when calling the SetReference method using a string as TableEntryReference
This is fixed in the next release

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Something is odd here…
I am adding the entry in the table (from a string table name and string entry name), then send back the table guid and entry uint key to set up my LocalizedString. Then I am trying to save the text value using the LocalizedString.
The LocalizedString seems to be set up correctly but table.ContainsKey(key_id) returns false.
I see 2 possibilities:
First the creation is an async operation and thus the entry don’t exists yet when querying (doing it all in the same frame).
Second I am modifying the table on disk and querying the one in memory, or the opposite
?

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Im not sure I understand. Can you share some example code of what you are doing?

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I am creating a LocalizedString by setting up the guid and keyid

Debug.Log($"creating LocalizedString : guid.Value = {guid.Value} keyId = {keyId}");
LocalizedString locString = new LocalizedString();
locString.TableReference = guid.Value;
locString.TableEntryReference = keyId;

Then I am using the LocalizedString bind right after (in the same frame) to set up a string value to that table/entry.

private static void SetLocalizedText(LocalizedTable localized_table, uint key_id, string value, bool override_if_exists)
{
  Debug.Log($"Set Text with LocalizedString : table guid = {localized_table.SharedData.TableNameGuid} keyId = {key_id}");
  StringTable table = (StringTable)localized_table;
  if (table.ContainsKey(key_id))
  {
    StringTableEntry entry = table[key_id];
    if (override_if_exists && entry.Value != value)
    {
      Debug.Log($"Localization: {localized_table.TableName}/{localized_table.SharedData.GetKey(key_id)}_{table.LocaleIdentifier.CultureInfo} : {entry.Value} => {value}");
      entry.Value = value;
    }
  }
  else
  {
    Debug.Log($"Localization: no keyId \"{key_id}\" found in LocalizedTable \"{localized_table.TableName}\". (SharedData.TableNameGuid: {localized_table.SharedData.TableNameGuid})");
  }
}

But when testing it, the ContainsKey returns false

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However, if the entry was created before (creation and querying on 2 differents frames using UI buttons), its works.

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I noticed that creating by script entries in a collection sharedData table won’t create them in the associated LocalizedTable.
That leads StringTable.GetEntry(uint key) to returns null while the entry seems to be created in the editor interface, which is very misleading.
I think creating an entry in SharedData should be reflected in all LocalizedTable behind the scene, and AddEntry() on a LocalizedTable should be redirected to creating the entry in the SharedData to ensure consistency

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How to fix this " public LocalizedString aaa;" not work in editor ？ It’s not same like document.
But I create in a new project The " public LocalizedString aaa;" is work.
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Are you using any other assets that could be modifying the inspector? I have seen people have issues with Odin.

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Thank you . It be modifying by Odin indeed.

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Wanted to add to this to help people searching for it.

LocalizedString variables (in my case, with scriptable objects) can have an error where it shows a null IVariable and empty key in the inspector. I was working through Unity’s Open Project where there are selectable string tables string tables. The problem was indeed Odin Serializer; updating to the most recent version fixed the issue.

Whew, thanks Karl!

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