ios - From a main app, how can a framework get its own bundle? (Localizable.strings) -

so have main ios app includes framework made.

in framework, created localizable helper date helper. date helper has function timeago() can return "8 hours ago". , want localize string. have in framework:

public extension string {         public func localized(in bundle: bundle) -> string {         if let path = bundle.path(forresource: localize.currentlanguage(), oftype: "lproj"),             let bundle = bundle(path: path) {             return bundle.localizedstring(forkey: self, value: nil, table: nil)         }         return self     } }  public extension date {     public func timeago(format: dateunitformat = .short) -> string {         let thisframeworkbundle = bundle(for: localize.self) // class declared in framework         //whatever, display localized word         return "second".localized(in: thisframeworkbundle)     } } 

when run local test (unit testing inside framework itself), localize thing works. bundle found.

but when call timeago main app, doesn't work anymore.

i tried change line let thisframeworkbundle = bundle(for: localize.self) let thisframeworkbundle = bundle(identifier: "com.myidentifier"), same thing (so works within framework, won't work when called main app).

edit:

okay, noticed bundle(identifier: "com.myidentifier") won't work within framework because i'm using cocoapods , overrides framework identifier cocoapod one. however, still don't understand why using bundle(for: frameworkclass.self) won't work main app (but works in unit test of framework)

at moment, can give 2 ways. last year i've been using this:

public func returnimage(_ named:string) -> uiimage {     let mybundle = bundle.init(identifier: "com.[company].[framework]")     let imagepath = (mybundle?.path(forresource: "images", oftype: "bundle"))! + "/" + named     let theimage = uiimage(contentsoffile: imagepath)     return theimage! } 

the key piece tying mybundle variable bundle id defines in project.

i subscribe blog called useyourloaf. very, resource. today post, contains different way - using classes , bundleforclass. post comment asking pros/cons between our approaches.

what can tell if named bundleid, can resources using routine.