How to Implement Localization in .NET MAUI SfAIAssistView?

8 Jul 20262 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 the CurrentUICulture in 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 (a default SfAIAssistView.resx and one or more culture-specific SfAIAssistView.<culture code>.resx files) must be added with Build Action set to EmbeddedResource to the Resources folder. The file name of culture-specific resx files must include the culture code (for example, SfAIAssistView.es.resx for Spanish).

Localize application level

To localize the AI AssistView based on the CurrentUICulture using 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 code>.resx. For example, give the name as SfAIAssistView.es.resx for Spanish culture.

4. The culture code identifies the language (and optionally the country/region).

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

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