Localize WP7 application
I was looking into ways to localize an application. I saw this example: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff637520(v=vs.92).aspx but I was wondering if it would be possible to use a different language than the one the user sets on his phone. Let's say that the user sets his language to English, but I want my app to display an inte开发者_JAVA百科rface in spanish if the user chooses so using some listbox. Do you have any articles regarding this?
Thanks!
It is possible and I do it with my Google Reader client gReadie using the following code, which I call on application start and resume.
public static void SetLanguage() {
CultureInfo c = null;
switch (ViewModel.UserSettings.Language) {
case Language.Default:
break;
case Language.English:
c = new CultureInfo("en-US");
break;
case Language.Chinese:
c = new CultureInfo("zh-CN");
break;
case Language.French:
c = new CultureInfo("fr-FR");
break;
case Language.German:
c = new CultureInfo("de-DE");
break;
}
if (c != null) {
Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = c;
ApplicationStrings.Culture = c;
}
}
So basically I have a dropdown in my settings which is bound to a languge enum and allows the user to choose their phone language (default) or one of the supported lanaguages. Then on app start I set the language of the UI thread and of my ApplicationStrings resource file to match their selection.
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