Globalization and localization in ASP.NET MVC Grid

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Localization

All text in the grid can be localized using the ej.Grid.Locale object. Please find the table with list of properties and its value in locale object.

Locale key words	Text
EmptyRecord	No records to display
PagerInfo	{0} of {1} pages ({2} items)
GroupDropArea	Drag a column header here to group its column
DeleteOperationAlert	No records selected for delete operation
EditOperationAlert	No records selected for edit operation
SaveButton	Save
OKButton	OK
CancelButton	Cancel
EditFormTitle	Details of
AddFormTitle	Add New Record
GroupCaptionFormat	{{:headerText}}: {{:key}} - {{:count}} {{if count == 1 }} item {{else}} items {{/if}}
BatchSaveConfirm	Are you sure you want to save changes?
BatchSaveLostChanges	Unsaved changes will be lost. Are you sure you want to continue?
ConfirmDelete	Are you sure you want to Delete Record?
FrozenColumnsViewAlert	Frozen columns should be in grid view area
FrozenColumnsScrollAlert	Enable allowScrolling while using frozen Columns
FrozenNotSupportedException	Frozen Columns and Rows are not supported for Grouping, Row Template, Detail Template, Hierarchy Grid and Batch Editing
Add	Add
Edit	Edit
Delete	Delete
Update	Update
Cancel	Cancel
Done	Done
Columns	Columns
PrintGrid	Print
ExcelExport	Excel Export
WordExport	Word Export
PdfExport	PDF Export
StringMenuOptions	[{text: "StartsWith",value: "StartsWith"},{text: "EndsWith",value: "EndsWith"},{text: "Contains",value: "Contains"},{text: "Equal",value: "Equal"},{text: "NotEqual",value: "NotEqual"}]
NumberMenuOptions	[{text: "LessThan",value: "LessThan"},{text: "GreaterThan",value: "GreaterThan"},{text: "LessThanOrEqual",value: "LessThanOrEqual"},{text: "GreaterThanOrEqual",value: "GreaterThanOrEqual"},{text: "Equal",value: "Equal"},{text: "NotEqual",value: "NotEqual"}]
PredicateAnd	AND
PredicateOr	OR
Filter	Filter
FilterMenuCaption	Filter Value
FilterbarTitle	's filter bar cell
MatchCase	Match Case
Clear	Clear
ResponsiveFilter	Filter
ResponsiveSorting	Sort
Search	Search
DatePickerWaterMark	Select date
EmptyDataSource	DataSource must not be empty at initial load since columns are generated from the dataSource in AutoGenerate Column Grid
True	True
False	False
UnGroup	Click here to ungroup
AddRecord	Add Record
EditRecord	Edit Record
DeleteRecord	Delete Record
Save	Save
Grouping	Grouping
Ungrouping	Ungrouping
SortInAscendingOrder	Sort In Ascending Order
SortInDescendingOrder	Sort In Descending Order

Paging in Grid can also be localized using the ej.Pager.Locale object. Please find the table with list of properties and its value in locale object.

Locale key words	Text
PagerInfo	{0} of {1} pages ({2} items)
firstPageTooltip	Go to first page
lastPageTooltip	Go to last page
nextPageTooltip	Go to next page
previousPageTooltip	Go to previous page
nextPagerTooltip	Go to next Pager
previousPagerTooltip	Go to previous Pager

RAZOR
C#
JS
    @(Html.EJ().Grid<OrdersView>("Localization")

        .Datasource((IEnumerable<object>)ViewBag.datasource)

        .AllowGrouping()

        .AllowPaging()

        .Locale("de-DE")

        .GroupSettings(group=>group.EnableDropAreaAnimation(false))

        .Columns(col =>

        {

            col.Field("OrderID").HeaderText("Order ID").IsPrimaryKey(true).TextAlign(TextAlign.Right).Width(75).Add();

            col.Field("CustomerID").HeaderText("Customer ID").Width(95).Add();

            col.Field("EmployeeID").HeaderText("Employee ID").TextAlign(TextAlign.Right).Width(95).Add();

            col.Field("Freight").HeaderText("Freight").TextAlign(TextAlign.Right).Width(75).Format("{0:C}").Add();

            col.Field("ShipCity").HeaderText("Ship City").Width(80).Add();

        })

        ) 
public partial class GridController : Controller

{

	//

	// GET: /Localization/

	public ActionResult Localization()

	{

		var DataSource = new NorthwindDataContext().OrdersViews.ToList();

		ViewBag.dataSource = DataSource;

		return View();

	}

}
<script type="text/javascript">

ej.Grid.Locale["de-DE"] = {
    EmptyRecord: "Keine Aufzeichnungen angezeigt",
    GroupDropArea: "Ziehen Sie eine Spaltenüberschrift hier",
    DeleteOperationAlert: "Keine Einträge für Löschvorgang ausgewählt",
    EditOperationAlert: "Keine Einträge für Bearbeiten Betrieb ausgewählt",
    SaveButton: "Speichern",
    CancelButton: "stornieren",
    EditFormTitle: "Korrektur von",
    GroupCaptionFormat: "{{:field}}: {{:key}} - {{:count}} {{if count == 1}}Beiträge{{else}}Beiträges{{/if}}",
    UnGroup: "Klicken Sie hier, um die Gruppierung aufheben"
 };
 ej.Pager.Locale["de-DE"] = {
    pagerInfo: "{0} von {1} Seiten ({2} Beiträge)",
    firstPageTooltip: "Zur ersten Seite",
    lastPageTooltip: "Zur letzten Seite",
    nextPageTooltip: "Zur nächsten Seite",
    previousPageTooltip: "Zurück zur letzten Seite",
    nextPagerTooltip: "Zum nächsten Pager",
    previousPagerTooltip: "Zum vorherigen Pager"
 };
 
 
</script>

ASP.NET MVC Grid localization

IMPORTANT

You need to change pager locale in ej.Pager.Locale object.

Excel-filter Localization

All text in Excel-filter can be localized using the ej.ExcelFilter.Locale object. Please find the table with list of properties and its value in locale object.

Locale key words	Text
SortNoSmaller	Sort Smallest to Largest
SortNoLarger	Sort Largest to smallest
SortTextAscending	Sort A to Z
SortTextDescending	Sort Z to A
SortDateOldest	Sort By Oldest
SortDateNewest	Sort By Newest
SortByColor	Sort By Color
SortByCellColor	Sort By Cell Color
SortByFontColor:	Sort By Font Color:
FilterByColor	Filter By Color
SortColorOptions:	[{ id: 1, background:"#FFFFFF"}, {id: 2, background:"#5EABDA"}],
CustomSort	Custom Sort
FilterColorOptions	{ id: 1, background:"#FFFFFF"}, {id: 2, background:"#5EABDA"}],
FilterByCellColor	Filter By Cell Color
FilterByFontColor	Filter By Font Color
ClearFilter	Clear Filter
NumberFilter	Number Filter
TextFilter	Text Filter
DateFilter	Date Filter
DateTimeFilter	Date Time Filters
GuidFilter	Guid Filters
StringMenuOptions	[{ text:"Equal",value:"equal"},{ text:"Not Equal", value:"notequal"},{ text:"Starts With",value:"startswith"}, { text:"Ends With",value:"endswith"},{ text:"Contains",value:"contains"}, {text:"Custom Filter", value:"customfilter"}],
NumberMenuOptions	[{text:"Equal",value:"equal"}, {text:"Not Equal",value:"notequal"}, { text:"Less Than",value:"lessthan"}, {text:"Less Than Or Equal", value:"lessthanorequal"}, {text:"Greater Than",value:"greaterthan"},{ text:"Greater Than Or Equal", value:"greaterthanorequal"}, { text:"Between",value:"between"},{ text:"Custom Filter", value:"customfilter"}]
DateMenuOptions	[{ text:"Equal", value:"equal"}, {text:"Not Equal",value:"notequal"},{text:"Less Than",>value:"lessthan"}, {text:"Less Than Or Equal",value:"lessthanorequal"}, {text:"Greater Than",value:"greaterthan"},{text:"Greater Than Or Equal", value:"greaterthanorequal"}, { text:"Between",value:"between"},{ text:"Custom Filter", value:"customfilter"}]
DatetimeMenuOptions	[{ text: "Equal", value: "equal" }, { text: "Not Equal", value: "notequal" }, { text: "Less Than", value: "lessthan" }, { text: "Less Than Or Equal", value: "lessthanorequal" }, { text: "Greater Than", value: "greaterthan" }, { text: "Greater Than Or Equal", value: "greaterthanorequal" }, { text: "Between", value: "between" }, { text: "Custom Filter", value: "customfilter" }]
Top10MenuOptions	[{ text:"Top", value:"top"},{text:"Bottom", value:"bottom"}]
GuidMenuOptions	[{ text: "Equal", value: "equal" }, { text: "Not Equal", value: "notequal" }, { text: "Custom Filter", value: "customfilter" }]
title	Custom Filter
PredicateOr	OR
PredicateAnd	AND
OK	OK
MathCase	Match Case
Cancel	Cancel
NoResult	No Match Found
CheckBoxStatusMsg	Not all items showing
DatePickerWaterMark	Select date
DateTimePickerWaterMark	Select date time
True	True
False	False
SelectAll	Select All
Blanks	Blanks
Showrowswhere	Show rows where
NumericTextboxWaterMark	Enter value
Search	Search
AddToFilter	Add current selection to filter

Please find the code

RAZOR
C#
JS
    @(Html.EJ().Grid<OrdersView>("Localization")

        .Datasource((IEnumerable<object>)ViewBag.datasource)

        .AllowPaging()

        .Locale("de-DE")

        .AllowFiltering()
        
        .FilterSettings(filter => filter.FilterType(FilterType.Excel))
        
        .Columns(col =>
        {

            col.Field("OrderID").HeaderText("Order ID").IsPrimaryKey(true).TextAlign(TextAlign.Right).Width(75).Add();

            col.Field("CustomerID").HeaderText("Customer ID").Width(95).Add();

            col.Field("EmployeeID").HeaderText("Employee ID").TextAlign(TextAlign.Right).Width(95).Add();

            col.Field("Freight").HeaderText("Freight").TextAlign(TextAlign.Right).Width(75).Format("{0:C}").Add();

            col.Field("ShipCity").HeaderText("Ship City").Width(80).Add();

        })

) 
public partial class GridController : Controller

{

	//

	// GET: /Localization/

	public ActionResult Localization()

	{

		var DataSource = new NorthwindDataContext().OrdersViews.ToList();

		ViewBag.dataSource = DataSource;

		return View();

	}

}
<script type="text/javascript">

ej.ExcelFilter.Locale["de-DE"] = {
      SortNoSmaller: "Art Anzahl kleiner",
      SortNoLarger: "Art Anzahl größer",
      SortTextAscending: "Sortieren aufsteigend Text",
      SortTextDescending: "Sortieren absteigend Text",
      SortDateOldest: "Sortieren Datum Älteste",
      SortDateNewest: "Datum sortieren Neueste",
      ClearFilter: "Filter löschen",
      DateFilter: "Datum Filter"
  }
 
 
</script>

ASP.NET MVC Grid globalization

IMPORTANT

We have uploaded the pre-defined language packs for some commonly used cultures in this github location. Refer to the github location for getting the pre-defined language packs for the corresponding culture. The culture file has localized texts for all the Syncfusion controls.

Globalization

The ej.globalize library is used to globalize numeric values in the grid control using Format property in Columns. Globalize values will be automatically used when Locale property is set with locale string value for example en-US.

RAZOR
C#
    @(Html.EJ().Grid<OrdersView>("Localization")

        .Datasource((IEnumerable<object>)ViewBag.datasource)

        .Locale("de-DE")

        .Columns(col =>
        {

            col.Field("OrderID").HeaderText("Order ID").TextAlign(TextAlign.Right).Width(75).Add();

            col.Field("CustomerID").HeaderText("Customer ID").Width(95).Add();

            col.Field("EmployeeID").HeaderText("Employee ID").TextAlign(TextAlign.Right).Width(95).Add();

            col.Field("Freight").HeaderText("Freight").TextAlign(TextAlign.Right).Width(75).Format("{0:C}").Add();

            col.Field("ShipCity").HeaderText("Ship City").Width(80).Add();

        })

) 
public partial class GridController : Controller

{

	//

	// GET: /Localization/

	public ActionResult Localization()

	{

		var DataSource = new NorthwindDataContext().OrdersViews.ToList();

		ViewBag.dataSource = DataSource;

		return View();

	}

}

ASP.NET MVC Grid RTL

IMPORTANT

To translate our control content from default English to any of the culture, say For example - German language, then you need to refer the ej.culture.de-DE.min.js file in your application, after the reference of ej.web.all.min.js file. For all culture files, please download from the GitHub location.

Right to left - RTL

By default, the grid render its text and layout from left to right. To customize grid’s direction, you can change direction from LTR to RTL by using EnableRTL as true.

RAZOR
C#
    @(Html.EJ().Grid<OrdersView>("Localization")

        .Datasource((IEnumerable<object>)ViewBag.datasource)

        .AllowPaging()

        .EnableRTL()
        
        .Columns(col =>
        {

            col.Field("OrderID").HeaderText("Order ID").TextAlign(TextAlign.Right).Width(120).Add();

            col.Field("CustomerID").HeaderText("Customer ID").Width(120).Add();

            col.Field("EmployeeID").HeaderText("Employee ID").TextAlign(TextAlign.Right).Width(120).Add();

            col.Field("Freight").HeaderText("Freight").TextAlign(TextAlign.Right).Width(120).Format("{0:C}").Add();

            col.Field("ShipCity").HeaderText("Ship City").Width(120).Add();

        })

) 
public partial class GridController : Controller

{

	//

	// GET: /Localization/

	public ActionResult Localization()

	{

		var DataSource = new NorthwindDataContext().OrdersViews.ToList();

		ViewBag.dataSource = DataSource;

		return View();

	}

}

ASP.NET MVC Grid dataSource

Globalization and localization in ASP.NET MVC Grid

Localization

Pager Localization

Excel-filter Localization

Globalization

See Also

Right to left - RTL