why asp.net webapi generate a zh-Hans directory in bin directory?

Question

I know this zh-hans means simplified Chinese, but I still don't understand the purpose of generating it

Answer 1

Hi @heyangben ,
There may be some resource files for localization with the resx extension and the filename ending in the language (eg Resource1.en-us.resx). When the project is built, it generates the folder and contains the culture dll files. Or Nuget references Microsoft.Expression.Interactions.dll and System.Windows.Interactivity.dll, Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design, etc.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/project-sdk/msbuild-props#satelliteresourcelanguages
If you don't need these items, you can exclude them from the project.
Add this line to your *.csproj

<PropertyGroup>  
   <SatelliteResourceLanguages>en</SatelliteResourceLanguages>  
</PropertyGroup>  

Best regards,
Lan Huang

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