Flutter Localization - How do change Language Text based on Device Language

Last updated Oct 29, 2021

Giving multiple language support in any application will increase large member of audience for the application.So in Flutter Localization example we will cover how do we change the Text Language based on device Language.

What is Localization in flutter, Flutter provides widgets to implmenet internationalization support for the applciations. The package flutter_localizations will be used to handle the localization text.

This localization package contains delegate methods which will called when device language is changed.

So Let's start How do we implement internationalization support in flutter.

Step 1: Create Flutter application

Step 2: Add required dependencies in pubspec.yaml file

dependencies:
  flutter:
    sdk: flutter
  flutter_localizations:
    sdk: flutter
  intl: ^0.17.0

and add below lines to generate files for localization languages

flutter:
  generate: true

Step 3: Now create a yaml file under project root folder l10.yaml and add below code

arb-dir: lib/l10n
template-arb-file: app_en.arb
output-localization-file: app_localizations.dart

So this will generate the requested localization files. here

lib/l10n will be our app supported localization types

app_en.arb is template language file for the english under lib/l10n folder

app_localizations.dart is the generated app localization class which will be used to set the text for app based on language

Add sample localization text foe languages english and spanish

app_en.arb

{
    "helloWorld": "Hello World!",
    "@helloWorld": {
      "description": "The conventional newborn programmer greeting"
    }
}

app_es.arb

{
    "helloWorld": "¡Hola Mundo!"

}

Now let's run application you will see few generated files under .dart-tool folder like below

Flutter localization auto generate files

here app_localizations.dart file which will be used to apply the text based on the language

Step 4: Let's create MaterailApp widget for our application

Here we need to add supported languages and localization delegetes

supportedLocales: L10n.all,

localizationsDelegates: [
  AppLocalizations.delegate,
  GlobalMaterialLocalizations.delegate,
  GlobalCupertinoLocalizations.delegate,
  GlobalWidgetsLocalizations.delegate
],

L10n.all will come from the class

import 'dart:ui';

class L10n{
  static final all=[
    const Locale('en'),
    const Locale('es'),
  ];
}

Now apply text for the widgets by

Container(
    child:Text(AppLocalizations.of(context)?.helloWorld)
)

AppLocalizations.of(context)?.helloWorld will gives the text based on the language.

Step 5: Run application

Flutter Localization with language change

Our main.dart file will be like below

import 'dart:math';

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:flutter_localizations/flutter_localizations.dart';

import 'l10n/l10.dart';
import 'package:flutter_gen/gen_l10n/app_localizations.dart';

void main() async{
  WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
  runApp(MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  // This widget is the root of your application.
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      title: 'Flutter Demo',
      theme: ThemeData(

        primarySwatch: Colors.blue,
      ),
      supportedLocales: L10n.all,
      localizationsDelegates: [
        AppLocalizations.delegate,
        GlobalMaterialLocalizations.delegate,
        GlobalCupertinoLocalizations.delegate,
        GlobalWidgetsLocalizations.delegate
      ],

      home: MyLocale(),
    );
  }
}

class MyLocale extends StatelessWidget{
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(title: Text("${AppLocalizations.of(context)?.app_title}"),),
      body: Center(
        child: Container(
            child:Text("${AppLocalizations.of(context)?.helloWorld}",style:TextStyle(fontSize: 30))
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

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