Localization

Create multi-language structure with ASP.NET MVC

PM> Install-Package Localization

Usage

* <li>@Html.ActionLinkLocalization("English", "Index", "Locales", new { lang = "en_US" })</li>
* <li>@Html.ActionLinkLocalization("Türkçe", "Index", "Locales", new { lang = "tr_TR" })</li>
Or
* <a href="Locales/?lang=en_US">English</a>
* <a href="Locales/?lang=tr_TR">Türkçe</a>

Index.cshtml

* @Html.Get("homepage") or @Html.Localize("homepage")

Requirements

Localization

• en_US.xml
• tr_TR.xml
• and more...

Bin

• Insya.Localization.dll
• System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations

Structure

Views

Xml file
<item id="homepage">Home Page</item>

Razor
     @Html.Localize("homepage")
	 Or
     @Html.Get("homepage")
  
Code Behind
     Localization.Localize("homepage")
     Or
     Localization.Get("homepage")

@Html.ActionLinkLocalization()
@Html.ActionLocalization()

Controllers

public ActionResult Index(string lang = "en_US")
{
  Response.Cookies["CacheLang"].Value = lang;
  
  if (Request.UrlReferrer != null)
  Response.Redirect(Request.UrlReferrer.ToString());
  
  var message = Localization.Get("changedlng");
  
  return Content(message);
}

Models

Attribute Localize
  Display Attribute 
    [DisplayLocalize("username")]
    public string Username { get; set; }
  
  String Length Attribute 
    [StringLengthLocalize(20, MinimumLength = 4)]
    public string DisplayName { get; set; }
  
  Required Attribute 
    [RequiredLocalized]
    public string DisplayName { get; set; }
  
  Description Attribute 
    [DescriptionLocalize]
    public string DisplayName { get; set; }

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Intellisense in razor files (Views/web.config)

• Views
  • web.config
    • system.web.webPages.razor
      • pages
        • namespaces
          • add namespace="Insya.Localization"

Example

<system.web.webPages.razor>
  <host factoryType="System.Web.Mvc.MvcWebRazorHostFactory, System.Web.Mvc, Version=5.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />
      <pages pageBaseType="System.Web.Mvc.WebViewPage">
          <namespaces>
          <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc" />
          <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Ajax" />
          <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Html" />
          <add namespace="System.Web.Optimization"/>
          <add namespace="System.Web.Routing" />
          ## <add namespace="Insya.Localization" />
          </namespaces>
      </pages>
</system.web.webPages.razor>

Note: Nuget package auto insert

Roadmap:

• Localizable Routing
• All the XML language files editing tool on one screen.
• Testing tools