Localization in .NET MAUI DataGrid (SfDataGrid)

14 Oct 20252 minutes to read

Localization is the process of translating the application resources into different language for the specific cultures. The SfDataGrid can be localized by adding resource file. In SfDataGrid, provides the support to localize the below strings

• Load More
• Click here to add new row
• Equals
• Does Not Equal
• Greater Than
• Greater Than or Equal
• Less Than
• Less Than or Equal
• Begins With
• Does Not Begin With
• Ends With
• Does Not End With
• Contains
• Does Not Contain
• Before
• Before or Equal
• After
• After or Equal
• Empty
• Not Empty
• Null
• Not Null
• (Blanks)
• (Select All)
• Ok
• Cancel

Setting CurrentUICulture to the application

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

App.xaml.cs

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

namespace MauiDataGridDemo;
public partial class App : Application
{
	public App()
	{
		InitializeComponent();
		CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture = new CultureInfo("fr-FR");

		SfDataGridResources.ResourceManager = new ResourceManager("MauiDataGridDemo.Resources.SfDataGrid", 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 DataGrid based on CurrentUICulture using resource files, follow the below steps.

1. Create new folder, named as Resources in the application.

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

3. In Add New Item wizard, select the Resource File option and name the filename as SfDataGrid.<culture name>.resx. For example, give the name as SfDataGrid.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 Resources folder.

1. Add the Name/Value pair in Resource Designer of SfDataGrid.fr-FR.resx file and change its corresponding value to corresponding culture.