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Creating a Bilingual ASP.NET MVC 3 Application – Part I

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This article provides a simple globalization mechanism for a bilingual website. Part I creates a simple bilingual website.
 
//!----------------------------------------------------------
//! Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
//!----------------------------------------------------------
//! MicrosoftMvcAjax.js

Type.registerNamespace('Sys.Mvc');

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Sys.Mvc.AjaxOptions

Sys.Mvc.$create_AjaxOptions = function Sys_Mvc_AjaxOptions() { return {}; }


////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Sys.Mvc.InsertionMode

Sys.Mvc.InsertionMode = function() { 
    /// <field name="replace" type="Number" integer="true" static="true">
    /// </field>
    /// <field name="insertBefore" type="Number" integer="true" static="true">
    /// </field>
    /// <field name="insertAfter" type="Number" integer="true" static="true">
    /// </field>
};
Sys.Mvc.InsertionMode.prototype = {
    replace: 0, 
    insertBefore: 1, 
    insertAfter: 2
}
Sys.Mvc.InsertionMode.registerEnum('Sys.Mvc.InsertionMode', false);


////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Sys.Mvc.AjaxContext

Sys.Mvc.AjaxContext = function Sys_Mvc_AjaxContext(request, updateTarget, loadingElement, insertionMode) {
    /// <param name="request" type="Sys.Net.WebRequest">
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="updateTarget" type="Object" domElement="true">
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="loadingElement" type="Object" domElement="true">
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="insertionMode" type="Sys.Mvc.InsertionMode">
    /// </param>
    /// <field name="_insertionMode" type="Sys.Mvc.InsertionMode">
    /// </field>
    /// <field name="_loadingElement" type="Object" domElement="true">
    /// </field>
    /// <field name="_response" type="Sys.Net.WebRequestExecutor">
    /// </field>
    /// <field name="_request" type="Sys.Net.WebRequest">
    /// </field>
    /// <field name="_updateTarget" type="Object" domElement="true">
    /// </field>
    this._request = request;
    this._updateTarget = updateTarget;
    this._loadingElement = loadingElement;
    this._insertionMode = insertionMode;
}
Sys.Mvc.AjaxContext.prototype = {
    _insertionMode: 0,
    _loadingElement: null,
    _response: null,
    _request: null,
    _updateTarget: null,
    
    get_data: function Sys_Mvc_AjaxContext$get_data() {
        /// <value type="String"></value>
        if (this._response) {
            return this._response.get_responseData();
        }
        else {
            return null;
        }
    },
    
    get_insertionMode: function Sys_Mvc_AjaxContext$get_insertionMode() {
        /// <value type="Sys.Mvc.InsertionMode"></value>
        return this._insertionMode;
    },
    
    get_loadingElement: function Sys_Mvc_AjaxContext$get_loadingElement() {
        /// <value type="Object" domElement="true"></value>
        return this._loadingElement;
    },
    
    get_object: function Sys_Mvc_AjaxContext$get_object() {
        /// <value type="Object"></value>
        var executor = this.get_response();
        return (executor) ? executor.get_object() : null;
    },
    
    get_response: function Sys_Mvc_AjaxContext$get_response() {
        /// <value type="Sys.Net.WebRequestExecutor"></value>
        return this._response;
    },
    set_response: function Sys_Mvc_AjaxContext$set_response(value) {
        /// <value type="Sys.Net.WebRequestExecutor"></value>
        this._response = value;
        return value;
    },
    
    get_request: function Sys_Mvc_AjaxContext$get_request() {
        /// <value type="Sys.Net.WebRequest"></value>
        return this._request;
    },
    
    get_updateTarget: function Sys_Mvc_AjaxContext$get_updateTarget() {
        /// <value type="Object" domElement="true"></value>
        return this._updateTarget;
    }
}


////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Sys.Mvc.AsyncHyperlink

Sys.Mvc.AsyncHyperlink = function Sys_Mvc_AsyncHyperlink() {
}
Sys.Mvc.AsyncHyperlink.handleClick = function Sys_Mvc_AsyncHyperlink$handleClick(anchor, evt, ajaxOptions) {
    /// <param name="anchor" type="Object" domElement="true">
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="evt" type="Sys.UI.DomEvent">
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="ajaxOptions" type="Sys.Mvc.AjaxOptions">
    /// </param>
    evt.preventDefault();
    Sys.Mvc.MvcHelpers._asyncRequest(anchor.href, 'post', '', anchor, ajaxOptions);
}


////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Sys.Mvc.MvcHelpers

Sys.Mvc.MvcHelpers = function Sys_Mvc_MvcHelpers() {
}
Sys.Mvc.MvcHelpers._serializeSubmitButton = function Sys_Mvc_MvcHelpers$_serializeSubmitButton(element, offsetX, offsetY) {
    /// <param name="element" type="Object" domElement="true">
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="offsetX" type="Number" integer="true">
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="offsetY" type="Number" integer="true">
    /// </param>
    /// <returns type="String"></returns>
    if (element.disabled) {
        return null;
    }
    var name = element.name;
    if (name) {
        var tagName = element.tagName.toUpperCase();
        var encodedName = encodeURIComponent(name);
        var inputElement = element;
        if (tagName === 'INPUT') {
            var type = inputElement.type;
            if (type === 'submit') {
                return encodedName + '=' + encodeURIComponent(inputElement.value);
            }
            else if (type === 'image') {
                return encodedName + '.x=' + offsetX + '&' + encodedName + '.y=' + offsetY;
            }
        }
        else if ((tagName === 'BUTTON') && (name.length) && (inputElement.type === 'submit')) {
            return encodedName + '=' + encodeURIComponent(inputElement.value);
        }
    }
    return null;
}
Sys.Mvc.MvcHelpers._serializeForm = function Sys_Mvc_MvcHelpers$_serializeForm(form) {
    /// <param name="form" type="Object" domElement="true">
    /// </param>
    /// <returns type="String"></returns>
    var formElements = form.elements;
    var formBody = new Sys.StringBuilder();
    var count = formElements.length;
    for (var i = 0; i < count; i++) {
        var element = formElements[i];
        var name = element.name;
        if (!name || !name.length) {
            continue;
        }
        var tagName = element.tagName.toUpperCase();
        if (tagName === 'INPUT') {
            var inputElement = element;
            var type = inputElement.type;
            if ((type === 'text') || (type === 'password') || (type === 'hidden') || (((type === 'checkbox') || (type === 'radio')) && element.checked)) {
                formBody.append(encodeURIComponent(name));
                formBody.append('=');
                formBody.append(encodeURIComponent(inputElement.value));
                formBody.append('&');
            }
        }
        else if (tagName === 'SELECT') {
            var selectElement = element;
            var optionCount = selectElement.options.length;
            for (var j = 0; j < optionCount; j++) {
                var optionElement = selectElement.options[j];
                if (optionElement.selected) {
                    formBody.append(encodeURIComponent(name));
                    formBody.append('=');
                    formBody.append(encodeURIComponent(optionElement.value));
                    formBody.append('&');
                }
            }
        }
        else if (tagName === 'TEXTAREA') {
            formBody.append(encodeURIComponent(name));
            formBody.append('=');
            formBody.append(encodeURIComponent((element.value)));
            formBody.append('&');
        }
    }
    var additionalInput = form._additionalInput;
    if (additionalInput) {
        formBody.append(additionalInput);
        formBody.append('&');
    }
    return formBody.toString();
}
Sys.Mvc.MvcHelpers._asyncRequest = function Sys_Mvc_MvcHelpers$_asyncRequest(url, verb, body, triggerElement, ajaxOptions) {
    /// <param name="url" type="String">
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="verb" type="String">
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="body" type="String">
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="triggerElement" type="Object" domElement="true">
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="ajaxOptions" type="Sys.Mvc.AjaxOptions">
    /// </param>
    if (ajaxOptions.confirm) {
        if (!confirm(ajaxOptions.confirm)) {
            return;
        }
    }
    if (ajaxOptions.url) {
        url = ajaxOptions.url;
    }
    if (ajaxOptions.httpMethod) {
        verb = ajaxOptions.httpMethod;
    }
    if (body.length > 0 && !body.endsWith('&')) {
        body += '&';
    }
    body += 'X-Requested-With=XMLHttpRequest';
    var upperCaseVerb = verb.toUpperCase();
    var isGetOrPost = (upperCaseVerb === 'GET' || upperCaseVerb === 'POST');
    if (!isGetOrPost) {
        body += '&';
        body += 'X-HTTP-Method-Override=' + upperCaseVerb;
    }
    var requestBody = '';
    if (upperCaseVerb === 'GET' || upperCaseVerb === 'DELETE') {
        if (url.indexOf('?') > -1) {
            if (!url.endsWith('&')) {
                url += '&';
            }
            url += body;
        }
        else {
            url += '?';
            url += body;
        }
    }
    else {
        requestBody = body;
    }
    var request = new Sys.Net.WebRequest();
    request.set_url(url);
    if (isGetOrPost) {
        request.set_httpVerb(verb);
    }
    else {
        request.set_httpVerb('POST');
        request.get_headers()['X-HTTP-Method-Override'] = upperCaseVerb;
    }
    request.set_body(requestBody);
    if (verb.toUpperCase() === 'PUT') {
        request.get_headers()['Content-Type'] = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded;';
    }
    request.get_headers()['X-Requested-With'] = 'XMLHttpRequest';
    var updateElement = null;
    if (ajaxOptions.updateTargetId) {
        updateElement = $get(ajaxOptions.updateTargetId);
    }
    var loadingElement = null;
    if (ajaxOptions.loadingElementId) {
        loadingElement = $get(ajaxOptions.loadingElementId);
    }
    var ajaxContext = new Sys.Mvc.AjaxContext(request, updateElement, loadingElement, ajaxOptions.insertionMode);
    var continueRequest = true;
    if (ajaxOptions.onBegin) {
        continueRequest = ajaxOptions.onBegin(ajaxContext) !== false;
    }
    if (loadingElement) {
        Sys.UI.DomElement.setVisible(ajaxContext.get_loadingElement(), true);
    }
    if (continueRequest) {
        request.add_completed(Function.createDelegate(null, function(executor) {
            Sys.Mvc.MvcHelpers._onComplete(request, ajaxOptions, ajaxContext);
        }));
        request.invoke();
    }
}
Sys.Mvc.MvcHelpers._onComplete = function Sys_Mvc_MvcHelpers$_onComplete(request, ajaxOptions, ajaxContext) {
    /// <param name="request" type="Sys.Net.WebRequest">
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="ajaxOptions" type="Sys.Mvc.AjaxOptions">
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="ajaxContext" type="Sys.Mvc.AjaxContext">
    /// </param>
    ajaxContext.set_response(request.get_executor());
    if (ajaxOptions.onComplete && ajaxOptions.onComplete(ajaxContext) === false) {
        return;
    }
    var statusCode = ajaxContext.get_response().get_statusCode();
    if ((statusCode >= 200 && statusCode < 300) || statusCode === 304 || statusCode === 1223) {
        if (statusCode !== 204 && statusCode !== 304 && statusCode !== 1223) {
            var contentType = ajaxContext.get_response().getResponseHeader('Content-Type');
            if ((contentType) && (contentType.indexOf('application/x-javascript') !== -1)) {
                eval(ajaxContext.get_data());
            }
            else {
                Sys.Mvc.MvcHelpers.updateDomElement(ajaxContext.get_updateTarget(), ajaxContext.get_insertionMode(), ajaxContext.get_data());
            }
        }
        if (ajaxOptions.onSuccess) {
            ajaxOptions.onSuccess(ajaxContext);
        }
    }
    else {
        if (ajaxOptions.onFailure) {
            ajaxOptions.onFailure(ajaxContext);
        }
    }
    if (ajaxContext.get_loadingElement()) {
        Sys.UI.DomElement.setVisible(ajaxContext.get_loadingElement(), false);
    }
}
Sys.Mvc.MvcHelpers.updateDomElement = function Sys_Mvc_MvcHelpers$updateDomElement(target, insertionMode, content) {
    /// <param name="target" type="Object" domElement="true">
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="insertionMode" type="Sys.Mvc.InsertionMode">
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="content" type="String">
    /// </param>
    if (target) {
        switch (insertionMode) {
            case Sys.Mvc.InsertionMode.replace:
                target.innerHTML = content;
                break;
            case Sys.Mvc.InsertionMode.insertBefore:
                if (content && content.length > 0) {
                    target.innerHTML = content + target.innerHTML.trimStart();
                }
                break;
            case Sys.Mvc.InsertionMode.insertAfter:
                if (content && content.length > 0) {
                    target.innerHTML = target.innerHTML.trimEnd() + content;
                }
                break;
        }
    }
}


////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Sys.Mvc.AsyncForm

Sys.Mvc.AsyncForm = function Sys_Mvc_AsyncForm() {
}
Sys.Mvc.AsyncForm.handleClick = function Sys_Mvc_AsyncForm$handleClick(form, evt) {
    /// <param name="form" type="Object" domElement="true">
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="evt" type="Sys.UI.DomEvent">
    /// </param>
    var additionalInput = Sys.Mvc.MvcHelpers._serializeSubmitButton(evt.target, evt.offsetX, evt.offsetY);
    form._additionalInput = additionalInput;
}
Sys.Mvc.AsyncForm.handleSubmit = function Sys_Mvc_AsyncForm$handleSubmit(form, evt, ajaxOptions) {
    /// <param name="form" type="Object" domElement="true">
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="evt" type="Sys.UI.DomEvent">
    /// </param>
    /// <param name="ajaxOptions" type="Sys.Mvc.AjaxOptions">
    /// </param>
    evt.preventDefault();
    var validationCallbacks = form.validationCallbacks;
    if (validationCallbacks) {
        for (var i = 0; i < validationCallbacks.length; i++) {
            var callback = validationCallbacks[i];
            if (!callback()) {
                return;
            }
        }
    }
    var body = Sys.Mvc.MvcHelpers._serializeForm(form);
    Sys.Mvc.MvcHelpers._asyncRequest(form.action, form.method || 'post', body, form, ajaxOptions);
}


Sys.Mvc.AjaxContext.registerClass('Sys.Mvc.AjaxContext');
Sys.Mvc.AsyncHyperlink.registerClass('Sys.Mvc.AsyncHyperlink');
Sys.Mvc.MvcHelpers.registerClass('Sys.Mvc.MvcHelpers');
Sys.Mvc.AsyncForm.registerClass('Sys.Mvc.AsyncForm');

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Written By
Keith Barrow
Software Developer (Senior)
United Kingdom United Kingdom
I Graduated in Natural Sciences (Chemistry & Physics) from Durham University, where I did not cover myself with glory, but did fill, and often cover, myself with beer.

I qualified as a secondary school teacher, but I hated teaching. I worked as an IT techhie for a few years but kept being promoted to IT Trainer, thanks to my teaching experience, which I also disliked. I spent some time working out what else I could do instead and reduced beer intake.

I realised that I should work as a programmer, having enjoyed it a hobby since I was a nipper in the halcyon days of the Sinclair Spectrum (48k, Rubber Keyboard). Spent two weeks working out why I didn't think of this to start with, instead of starting my dull-as-ditch-water Chemistry degree 8 years earlier. Had a beer to celebrate.

I Graduated in 2001 with an MSc from Newcastle Uni in Comp Sci. Did cover myself with glory, and drank some beer.

.Netting ever since, and loving it. Though I have largely given up beer due to not being able to hack the pace like I used to.

I was born, brought up, and have lived most of my life near Newcastle. In a fit of temporary insanity I moved to Amman, in my wife's homeland of Jordan, but made it back safely to the UK without any extra holes being made in my person by bullets. To be fair it was pretty safe at the time, if you ignored the roads.

Visit Jordan if you can by the way, the landscape is beautiful and varied, the food excellent and the people the friendliest on earth, after Geordies naturally Smile | :) .

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