String Event: String is always empty

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Hello,

I have a simple question: I am using Unity Localization (0.9.0-preview) and attached a “Localize String Event” to a GameObject X that has a TextMeshPro component.
I also created a little class with just one method:

public class LanguageChangeCallback : MonoBehaviour
{
    public void OnLanguageChange(string str) {   
        Debug.Log(">>str:" + str.ToString());
    }
}

I attach this script to GameObject X and set the “Update String” of the “Localize String Event” script to method OnLanguageChange.
When I now run the game and change the language, my method is called, but the passed string “str” is always empty! Anyone knows why?

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Is there a value in the table for the current locale?
Can you show a screenshot of the inspector for the localized string and the table editor?
Or just share the project :slight_smile:

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Hello karl_jones!

Sorry for the late reply! Here are the screenshots:

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Table:
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And here is the class I attached to the GameObject with the TextMeshPro:

public class LanguageChangeCallback : MonoBehaviour
{
    public void OnLanguageChange(string str) { 
        Debug.Log(">>str:" + str.ToString());
    }
}

When I set the “Update String” to TextMeshPro with Property TextMeshPro.text, the text is updated when I change the language (i.e. via dropdown top right). But when I set my class and “OnLanguageChange”, OnLanguangeChange IS called when I toggle the language, but parameter “str” is always an empty string!

Am I doing something wrong or could this be a bug?

Thanks for any help!

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You set the UnityEvent to use a static string instead of the dynamic(localized) one.
When you assign the Update String you need to select from the top of the list, not the bottom

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And again you solved my problem!

Damn, I never gave attention to those “dynamic/static paremter” thingys. I guess “static” means thats the values you type in via inspector and dynamic is… created by scripts?

Anyway, you solved my problem. Thanks again!

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