Localize a DatePicker on Android using .Net Maui

Question

Hi , i'm working with .net Maui 8 , and i want to use datepicker. it display name of days, months in English or i want it in french.

i refer to learn page

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/user-interface/controls/datepicker?view=net-maui-8.0

but i found only localize a DatePicker on windows. but not in Android platform.

i add this code to App.xaml.cs but nothing change.

var culture = new CultureInfo("fr-FR"); // Replace with your desired culture or language code

CultureInfo.DefaultThreadCurrentCulture = culture;

CultureInfo.DefaultThreadCurrentUICulture = culture;

please can any help me to change language from english to Frensh in datepicker on Android platform.

thanks

Answer 1

Hello,

This issue is reported in the MAUI github:DatePicker is not localization in the calendar view. #15744 Please track on this issue in the above link.

You can use following DatePickerHandler in the app.xaml.cs, except the cancel and Ok button's text will not be changed, other content will be changed as normal.

   Microsoft.Maui.Handlers.DatePickerHandler.Mapper.PrependToMapping("MyCustomization", (handler, view) =>
            {
#if ANDROID
                Java.Util.Locale locale = new Java.Util.Locale("fr-FR");
                handler.PlatformView.TextLocale = locale;
                Android.Content.Res.Configuration config = new Android.Content.Res.Configuration();
                config.Locale = locale;
                Java.Util.Locale.SetDefault(Java.Util.Locale.Category.Format, locale);
                Microsoft.Maui.ApplicationModel.Platform.CurrentActivity.Resources.Configuration.SetLocale(locale);
                Microsoft.Maui.ApplicationModel.Platform.CurrentActivity.Resources.Configuration.Locale = locale;
                Microsoft.Maui.ApplicationModel.Platform.CurrentActivity.Resources.UpdateConfiguration(config, Microsoft.Maui.ApplicationModel.Platform.CurrentActivity.Resources.DisplayMetrics);
                Microsoft.Maui.ApplicationModel.Platform.CurrentActivity.Resources.UpdateConfiguration(config, Microsoft.Maui.ApplicationModel.Platform.CurrentActivity.Resources.DisplayMetrics);
#endif
            });

Best Regards,

Leon Lu

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