How to do a language switch in the whole website.

Question

User2067508032 posted

Hi All,

I want to know how to do switch language the whole website.

For example english language to chinese traditional language the whole site and chinese traditional language to english language.

pls reply me

Answer 1

User37438451 posted

If you want to change the language for everyone, then you can do:

Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new CultureInfo(cultureName);
Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = = new CultureInfo(cultureName);

Answer 2

User2067508032 posted

can u explain to me detail

Answer 3

User37438451 posted

Hi,

you have to tell me more about your site first.

What is the current language?
Have you created resource-files for the translation?
Are you running web forms or MVC?

/ Rick

Answer 4

User2067508032 posted

Hi rickevry,

Now current language is English and change to --> traditional chinese<-- English. I dont want to create new table in DB.

I using pure aps.net. I shold use javascrpit for change language.

Answer 5

User2067508032 posted

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/henrikn/archive/2012/07/20/asp-net-web-api-sample-on-codeplex.aspx

see at this link right side have choose language I want to do like this.

thz

Answer 6

User281026190 posted

Hi, friend

have a look at this but first you must add local resource file for your additional language with lang pattern such as

"Login.aspx.ar-Eg.resx"

using System.Globalization;
using System.Threading;

public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page 
{
    protected override void InitializeCulture()
    {
        base.InitializeCulture();
        if (Request.QueryString["Language"] != null)
        {
            Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new CultureInfo(Request.QueryString["Language"]);
            Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = new CultureInfo(Request.QueryString["Language"]);
        }
    }
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {

    }
    protected void DropDownList1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (DropDownList1.SelectedIndex !=0)
        {
            Response.Redirect(Request.Path+"?Language="+DropDownList1.SelectedValue);
        }
    }
    protected void LinkButton1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        Response.Redirect("~/Login.aspx?Language=" + Request.QueryString["Language"]);
    }
}

<td class="style3">
                    <asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList1" runat="server" AutoPostBack="True" 
                        Height="16px" meta:resourcekey="DropDownList1Resource1" 
                        onselectedindexchanged="DropDownList1_SelectedIndexChanged" Width="206px">
                        <asp:ListItem meta:resourcekey="ListItemResource1">Select Language</asp:ListItem>
                        <asp:ListItem meta:resourcekey="ListItemResource2" Value="ER-EG">Arabic</asp:ListItem>
                        <asp:ListItem meta:resourcekey="ListItemResource3" Value="EN-US">English</asp:ListItem>
                    </asp:DropDownList>
                </td>
                <td>
                    <asp:LinkButton ID="LinkButton1" runat="server" 
                        meta:resourcekey="LinkButton1Resource1" onclick="LinkButton1_Click">Login</asp:LinkButton>
                </td>