in my project i use the flutter_localizations plugin for internationalizing. So i have different .arb files for each language (e.g. app_en.arb, app_de.arb and so on).
I also use the arb files for formatting e.g. this:
"date_format_year_month_day": "{date}",
"@date_format_year_month_day": {
"description": "Do not translate",
"placeholders": {
"date": {
"type": "DateTime",
"format": "yMMMMd",
"example": "July 10, 1996"
}
}
},
All the formatting entries are currently in the english arb file, because there are no differences between the languages. But i don't like this, because it's bad organized. Is it possible to have a separate .arb file just for formatting stuff? E.g. "app_formatting.arb"
You can create an extension for DateTime and use it to convert a date into the desired string format:
extension DateTimeExt on DateTime {
String get formatYearMonthDay {
return DateFormat('yMMMMd').format(this);
}
}
and then use it in text:
final date = DateTime.now();
final widget = Text(date.formatYearMonthDay);