From 0e07c36794b516ccce60909be0aa48bb0d527baa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mengjue Wang <mengjuew@fb.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2016 19:32:54 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Provide function that could read app current using language

Summary: Provide function that could read the language currently used in the app, so the isRTL is using the app current using language to set isRTL.

Reviewed By: fkgozali

Differential Revision: D3480654

fbshipit-source-id: dea3ef4769296f594f7f32da2961b4fec1b99a7a
---
 React/Modules/RCTI18nUtil.m | 13 ++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/React/Modules/RCTI18nUtil.m b/React/Modules/RCTI18nUtil.m
index c66924243db..95c8ed735d2 100644
--- a/React/Modules/RCTI18nUtil.m
+++ b/React/Modules/RCTI18nUtil.m
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@
    return sharedRCTI18nUtilInstance;
 }
 
+// If currnent using language is RTL language and meanwhile set forceRTL on the JS side,
+// the RN app will automatically have a RTL layout.
 - (BOOL)isRTL
 {
-  if ([self forceRTL] && [self isDevicePreferredLanguageRTL]) {
+  if ([self forceRTL] && [self isApplicationPreferredLanguageRTL]) {
     return YES;
   }
   return NO;
@@ -43,10 +45,19 @@
   [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] synchronize];
 }
 
+// Check if the current device language is RTL
 - (BOOL)isDevicePreferredLanguageRTL
 {
   NSLocaleLanguageDirection direction = [NSLocale characterDirectionForLanguage:[[NSLocale preferredLanguages] objectAtIndex:0]];
   return direction == NSLocaleLanguageDirectionRightToLeft;
 }
 
+// Check if the current application language is RTL
+- (BOOL)isApplicationPreferredLanguageRTL
+{
+  NSString *preferredAppLanguage = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] preferredLocalizations] objectAtIndex:0];
+  NSLocaleLanguageDirection direction = [NSLocale characterDirectionForLanguage:preferredAppLanguage];
+  return direction == NSLocaleLanguageDirectionRightToLeft;
+}
+
 @end