Localization in .NET MAUI AI AssistView (SfAIAssistView)

12 Dec 20242 minutes to read

Localization is the process of translating the application resources into different languages for specific cultures. The SfAIAssistView can be localized by adding a resource file.

Setting CurrentUICulture to the application

Application culture can be changed by setting the CurrentUICulture in the App.xaml.cs file.

App.xaml.cs

using Syncfusion.Maui.AIAssistView;
      using System.Globalization;
      using System.Resources;

      namespace MauiAssistView
      {
         public partial class App : Application
         {
            public App()
            {
                  InitializeComponent();             
                  CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture = new CultureInfo("es");   
                  SfAIAssistViewResources.ResourceManager = new ResourceManager("MauiAssistView.Resources.SfAIAssistView", Application.Current!.GetType().Assembly);
                  MainPage = new MainPage();
            }
         }
      }

NOTE

The required resx files with Build Action as EmbeddedResource (File name should contain culture code) into the Resources folder.

Localize application level

To localize the AI AssistView based on the CurrentUICulture using the resource files, follow these steps.

1. Create a new folder named Resources in the application.

2. Right-click on the Resources folder, select Add, then click on NewItem.

3. In the Add New Item wizard, select the Resource File option and name the filename as SfAIAssistView.<culture name>.resx. For example, give the name as SfAIAssistView.es.resx for Spanish culture.

4. The culture name indicates the name of the language and country.

1. Now, select Add option to add the resource file in the Resources folder.

1. Add the Name or Value pair in the Resource Designer of SfAIAssistView.es.resx file and change its corresponding value to corresponding culture.