.NET Chinese CultureInfo "zh" does not exist?

Question

I'm using .NET 3.5 and running the following code:

var culture = new CultureInfo("zh"); // Throws ArgumentException

I got the string "zh" from an xml:lang attribute. I don't understand why an exception is thrown, because for instance "de" (wich is parent for "de-DE") is working fine. The culture "zh-CN" does work, but thats nothing that I can use.

Edit: It works on .NET 4.5.1 (thanks to xanatos) - so even if the MSDN page explains that Chinese is an exception, the behaviour is different in newer .NET versions.

There is no culture as only `zh` in .NET Framework. You can check: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee825488%28v=cs.20%29.aspx — Soner Gönül, Mar 11 '15 at 13:05
CultureInfo identifies the culture names from this list: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb896001.aspx — cbr, Mar 11 '15 at 13:08

score 4 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

There is a small note on the CultureInfo page:

There are two culture names that contradict this rule. The cultures Chinese (Simplified), named zh-Hans, and Chinese (Traditional), named zh-Hant, are neutral cultures. The culture names represent the current standard and should be used unless you have a reason for using the older names zh-CHS and zh-CHT.

So you could try zh-Hans or zh-Hant

And/or you could see What cultures are supported by the CultureInfo class in .NET 3.5?

The accepted answer says:

Unfortunately, it is OS dependent. Check here for default language support per OS.

Its not the answer, it's not OS depended but .NET version dependent. — Richie, Feb 10 '17 at 09:19

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 10 '17 at 09:20

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In .NET 3.5 "zh" does not work, use "zh-Hans" or "zh-Hant" instead. Didn't find a better solution. Or switch to .NET 4.5.

answered Feb 10 '17 at 09:20

Richie

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