Localization & Globalization in asp.net mvc 2.0

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I know there have been a couple postings on this topic already but I am still confused.

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/aspnet/Localizing_ASP_NET_MVC.aspx?msg=3189952#xx3189952xx

This one seems pretty simple but some people stated that it does not make use of the App_LocalResources folder.

So I am not sure what the difference between these folders are and why you should be using both.

On the flip side this posting seems pretty long and has quite a bit of code to make it change languages.

http://adamyan.blogspot.com/2010/02/aspnet-mvc-2-localization-complete.html

So I am not sure which one is better. The first one is what I expected the code to be but I am not sure if it is because you given the user the choice to choose their language(opposed to using auto or hard coded value) that the code just swells up and is so long.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 11 '11 at 19:04

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Both approaches are basically the same, since the resource files generate public classes with properties returning the strings.

The first use one global resource for all the strings (App_GlobalResources), and the second one explains how do separate the resource for different views.

In my opinion a global resources are better for MVC apps since you can reuse them in the model and in the views, but YMMV.

answered Jan 11 '11 at 19:04

Eduardo Molteni

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So if I go the first way. How can I change it to not be a hard-coded value but a link a user clicks on the webpage? – chobo2 Jan 11 '11 at 19:15
Do you mean to change the lang of the site? – Eduardo Molteni Jan 11 '11 at 21:05
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3683404/asp-net-mvc-localized-routes-and-the-default-language-for-the-user/3684864#3684864 – Eduardo Molteni Jan 11 '11 at 21:10
Yes have a link that when clicked would say change the site text from english to french(if the user clicked on the french link). – chobo2 Jan 12 '11 at 21:57

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