Text localization

Question

I want to add the ability to use languages in my application, but from what is written in the doc. it is not clear at all. I am interested in a couple of questions.

1. In which folder to create resource files. You can use the Resources/Languages folder, and already inside the language resources.
2. How to access static values in these files in C#, if what is written in the first empty is possible.
3. The same as point 2 only in XAML

As for the line

xmlns:strings="clr-namespace:LocalizationDemo.Resources.Strings"

replacing the namespace "LocalizationDemo" with your own, I still get an error

Undefined CLR namespace. URI "clr-namespace" refers to the namespace "LocalizationDemo.Resources.Strings", which could not be found.

Answer 1

Hello,

There is an official sample, you can refer to it- maui-samples/8.0/Fundamentals/Localization/LocalizationDemo at main · dotnet/maui-samples (github.com)

In which folder to create resource files.

If you follow this doc- Localization - .NET MAUI | Microsoft Learn, please create a folder named Strings under Resources folder, then create the resource file there.

You can use the Resources/Languages folder, and already inside the language resources.

You name the folder to Languages, it's also allowed.

How to access static values in these files in C#, if what is written in the first empty is possible.

You could use it like the following:

Label notesLabel = new Label(); 
notesLabel.Text = AppResources.NotesLabel,// find the key in the AppResources.resx

replacing the namespace "LocalizationDemo" with your own, I still get an error

Because you set the name Languages, please replace the Strings with Languages.

xmlns:strings="clr-namespace:XXX.Resources.Languages"

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Update

You have created a Languages folder, it's better to move the "AppResources" file there, and the namespace will be changed after moving the file in a folder.

then in the "Resources/Languages/AppResources.ru.resx" file these values can be translated into the appropriate language?

Yes, it will. Please follow the doc- Localization - .NET MAUI | Microsoft Learn to specify the app's neutral language and set the language of your machine, then you can see the translated text.

Best Regards,

Wenyan Zhang

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