Localization on Masterpage in asp.net

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I know we can use localization pattern in ASP.NET pages which makes possible to have multi-language web application. I tried same technique for Master page but it does not work.

I have a login page, and in the login page there is option to select language for the website

and if the login is successfull,then redirecting to home page...

Login page is a stand alone page, but the rest include Homepage is having a masterpage

the masterpage have 5/6 linkbuttons.

The thing is, i want to change the text of those 6 linkbuttons according to language selected at login page.

I googled hardly, and nothing found helpfull

Any idea?
Thanks

The code i used is

C#

protected override void InitializeCulture()
   {
       string currentCulture =Convert.ToString(Session["Language"].ToString());
       if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(currentCulture))
           currentCulture = currentCulture;

       else

       currentCulture = "en-US";
       Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture(currentCulture);
       Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = new CultureInfo(currentCulture);

       base.InitializeCulture();
   }

Posted 24-Apr-13 23:23pm

kishore Rajendran

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Solution 1

Hi,

refer the below article.
Multi-lingual web applications using ASP.Net 4[^]

hope it helps.

Posted 25-Apr-13 0:02am

Karthik Harve

Solution 2

What about following CodeProject article:
Developing an ASP.NET page with MasterPage and Localization[^]
I found it by googling for master page localization...
Originally, I thought that that "hardly" in "I googled hardly" was a grammar error.

Posted 25-Apr-13 0:12am

Bernhard Hiller

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kishore Rajendran 25-Apr-13 6:14am

Thats not the correct link

StianSandberg 25-Apr-13 6:25am

what is wrong with that link?

kishore Rajendran 25-Apr-13 6:41am

I asked to change the language of a masterpage using the language code stored in a session variable. The link given above shows changing language FROM masterpage.
means, i want to change language of a masterpage on its page load

Thanks

StianSandberg 25-Apr-13 6:44am

hmm.. The article explains how to set Culture based on a sessionvariable in protected override void InitializeCulture() I think that's a good answer.

kishore Rajendran 25-Apr-13 6:46am

yes...but dont think i will post a question before a well defined google search.
like Bernhard Hiller told

kishore Rajendran 25-Apr-13 6:47am

and the answer is not for my question.

Thanks for the support

StianSandberg 25-Apr-13 6:49am

ok.. I think it's a good answer. You will have to use some resource files, set the culture and voila.. It'l work.

kishore Rajendran 25-Apr-13 6:51am

protected override void InitializeCulture() wont work on MasterPage

StianSandberg 25-Apr-13 6:55am

ok, a long time since I used webforms. In mvc I use global.asax's Application_AcquireRequestState.

Not sure if it works with webforms, but you could try:

protected void Application_AcquireRequestState(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var culture = Convert.ToString(Session["MyCulture"]);
var c = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(culture)
Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = c;
Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = c;
}

kishore Rajendran 25-Apr-13 6:56am

ok i will check.Thanks

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kishore Rajendran · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-25T18:46:00

Put the code in the page load of masterpage

C#

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        System.Globalization.CultureInfo ci = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo(Session["Language"].ToString());
        //System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture =
        //ci;
        System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = ci;

    }

Here Session["Language"] contains the language code. and it is stored to the session variable
from login page

Thanks