Localization in .NET MAUI Chat (SfChat)

25 Mar 20242 minutes to read

Localization is the process of translating the application resources into different languages for specific cultures. The SfChat 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.Chat;
      using System.Globalization;
      using System.Resources;

      namespace MauiChat
      {
         public partial class App : Application
         {
            public App()
            {
                  InitializeComponent();             
                  CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture = new CultureInfo("fr-FR");   
                  SfChatResources.ResourceManager = new ResourceManager("MauiChat.Resources.SfChat", 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 Chat 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 SfChat.<culture name>.resx. For example, give the name as SfChat.fr-FR.resx for French 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 SfChat.fr-FR.resx file and change its corresponding value to corresponding culture.

NOTE

View Sample in GitHub