1. Establish Resource directory, add new item > resource files. (.resx)
Note: Add the GlobalRes.resx file with all the content that you need to translate. Here I have a English version as GlobalRes.resx and Chinese version as GlobalRes.zh-TW.resx. Notice that you need to feel the ISO country code for the postfix data name.
- Set type to Strings
- Access Modifier as Public
- In properties, set Build Action to Embedded Resource.
2. Controller for language change. (And view for Index())
using System.Globalization;
using System.Threading;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;
namespace IrsaWebStore.Controllers
{
public class LanguageController : Controller
{
// GET: Language
public ActionResult Index()
{
return View();
}
public ActionResult Change(string LanguageAbbreviation)
{
if(LanguageAbbreviation != null)
{
Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture(LanguageAbbreviation);
Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = new CultureInfo(LanguageAbbreviation);
}
HttpCookie cookie = new HttpCookie("Language")
{
Value = LanguageAbbreviation
};
Response.Cookies.Add(cookie);
return View("Index");
}
}
}
Note: Add new controller in Controller folder.
@{
ViewBag.Title = "Index";
Layout = "~/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml";
}
<h2>@IrsaWebStore.Resources.GlobalRes.Language</h2>
<ul>
<li>@Html.ActionLink(@IrsaWebStore.Resources.GlobalRes.English, "Change", "Language", new { LanguageAbbreviation = "en" }, null)</li>
<li>@Html.ActionLink(@IrsaWebStore.Resources.GlobalRes.Chinese_tw, "Change", "Language", new { LanguageAbbreviation = "zh-TW" }, null)</li>
</ul>
@{
ViewBag.Title = "Index";
Layout = "~/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml";
}
<h2>@IrsaWebStore.Resources.GlobalRes.Language</h2>
<ul>
<li>@Html.ActionLink(@IrsaWebStore.Resources.GlobalRes.English, "Change", "Language", new { LanguageAbbreviation = "en" }, null)</li>
<li>@Html.ActionLink(@IrsaWebStore.Resources.GlobalRes.Chinese_tw, "Change", "Language", new { LanguageAbbreviation = "zh-TW" }, null)</li>
</ul>
3. In Global.asax
protected void Application_BeginRequest(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
HttpCookie cookie = HttpContext.Current.Request.Cookies["Language"];
if (cookie != null && cookie.Value != null)
{
System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo(cookie.Value);
System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo(cookie.Value);
}
else
{
HttpContext.Current.Response.AppendCookie(new HttpCookie("Language"));
HttpContext.Current.Request.Cookies["Language"].Value = "zh-TW";
System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo("zh-TW");
System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo("zh-TW");
}
}
4. Web.config settings.
<system.web>
<!--Globalization-->
<globalization culture="auto" uiCulture="auto" enableClientBasedCulture="true" />
<!--/Globalization-->
<!-- ... -->
<!-- ... -->
</system.web>
5. Route rules (App_start > routeConfig.cs)
routes.MapRoute("Language", "Language/{action}/{id}",
new { controller = "Language", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional }, new[] { "IrsaWebStore.Controllers" });
routes.MapRoute("Language", "Language/{action}/{id}",
new { controller = "Language", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional }, new[] { "IrsaWebStore.Controllers" });
6. Modify Views (View > Shared > _Layout.cshtml as example)
<div class="navbar-collapse collapse">
<ul class="nav navbar-nav">
@Html.Action("PagesMenuPartial", "Pages")
@if (Request.IsAuthenticated)
{
<li><a href="/account/logout">@IrsaWebStore.Resources.GlobalRes.Logout</a></li>
}
else
{
if (ViewBag.Title == "Login")
{
<li class="active"><a href="/account/login">@IrsaWebStore.Resources.GlobalRes.Login</a></li>
}
else
{
<li><a href="/account/login">@IrsaWebStore.Resources.GlobalRes.Login</a></li>
}
if (ViewBag.Title == "CreateAccount")
{
<li class="active"><a href="/account/create-account">@IrsaWebStore.Resources.GlobalRes.Create_Account</a></li>
}
else
{
<li><a href="/account/create-account">@IrsaWebStore.Resources.GlobalRes.Create_Account</a></li>
}
}
<!-- ... -->
