Grid-Localization-Support in WPF GridDataControl (Classic)

5 May 20213 minutes to read

Localization is the process of making your application multi-lingual, by formatting content according to cultures. This involves configuring the application for a specific language. Culture is the combination of language and the location (e.g. En-US is the culture for English spoken in United States; En-GB is the culture for English spoken in Great Britain). Syncfusion Grid allows you to set custom resource through the Resx file. The user can simply give the string values in the resource file for a specific culture and set the culture in the application. The given string values are set to the Grid that does not affect the Code Block of the Grid

Adding Localization to an Application

The following steps explain the implementation of Localization support in applications.

Creating an Application

Create a WPF application and add GridDataControl to it.

Creating a Resource File

To create a Resource file:

1. Create a folder named “Resources” in the application.
2. Create a resource file (Resx file) and name it “Syncfusion.Grid.Wpf..resx” E.g. Syncfusion.Grid.Wpf.en-GB.resx.
3. Use the prescribed naming convention as it is mandatory.

4. The following screenshot explains the addition of a Resource File to the application.

   

5. Select the String option in the Resource file. This is explained in the following screenshot.

   

6. Enter the “Name” and “Value” in the Resource file.

   The String Property names used in the Grid are given in the Property table. This is explained in the following screenshot.

   

Setting the Culture Information in the Application

The culture information should be set in the application before the InitializeComponent() method is called. Now, the application is set to Britain English Culture info. The following code snippet explains the implementation of this.

C#

public MainWindow()

{

	System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = new               System.Globalization.CultureInfo("en-GB");



	InitializeComponent();

}

Properties

Localization Property Table

Property	Description	Type	Data Type
AllowDrag	Sets the string for AllowDrag property	static	string
AllowDrag	Sets the string for AllowDrag	static	string
AllowGroup	Sets the string for AllowGroup	static	string
AllowResize	Sets the string for AllowResize	static	string
AllowSort	Sets the string for AllowSort	static	string
AND	Sets the string for AND	static	string
ApplyWidthSettings	Sets the string for ApplyWidthSettings	static	string
AutoFit	Sets the string for AutoFit	static	string
CanntPerformSortMessage	Sets the string for CanntPerformSortMessage	static	string
ClipboardCopyPaste	Sets the string for ClipboardCopyPaste	static	string
ColumnFormat	Sets the string for ColumnFormat	static	string
ConfirmDeleteMessage	Sets the string for ConfirmDeleteMessage	static	string
Contains	Sets the string for Contains	static	string
CurrentPageText	Sets the string for CurrentPageText	static	string
DeleteMessage	Sets the string for DeleteMessage	static	string
DragDropText	Sets the string for DragDropText	static	string
DynamicOptions	Sets the string for DynamicOptions	static	string
EndsWith	Sets the string for EndsWith	static	string
EnterFilterValue	Sets the string for EnterFilterValue	static	string
Equals	Sets the string for Equals	static	string
First	Sets the string for First	static	string
GreaterThan	Sets the string for GreaterThan	static	string
GreaterThanOrEqual	Sets the string for GreaterThanOrEqual	static	string
HCenter	Sets the string for HCenter	static	string
HeaderText	Sets the string for HeaderText	static	string
HLeft	Sets the string for HLeft	static	string
Horizontal	Sets the string for Horizontal	static	string
HRight	Sets the string for HRight	static	string
HStretch	Sets the string for HStretch	static	string
InvalidColumn	Sets the string for InvalidColumn	static	string
InvalidDataTime	Sets the string for InvalidDataTime	static	string
InvalidDataToFilter	Sets the string for InvalidDataToFilter	static	string
IsReadOnly	Sets the string for IsReadOnly	static	string
Last	Sets the string for Last	static	string
LessThan	Sets the string for LessThan	static	string
LessThanOrEqual	Sets the string for LessThanOrEqual	static	string
MatchCase	Sets the string for MatchCase	static	string
Next	Sets the string for Next	static	string
NoMoreItemRemoveMessage	Sets the string for NoMoreItemRemoveMessage	static	string
None	Sets the string for None	static	string
NoRecordsfound	Sets the string for NoRecordsfound	static	string
NotEnoughSpaceMessage	Sets the string for NotEnoughSpaceMessage	static	string
NotEquals	Sets the string for NotEquals	static	string
NotSupportDeletingItemMessage	Sets the string for NotSupportDeletingItemMessage	static	string
OR	Sets the string for OR	static	string
PageSizes	Sets the string for PageSizes	static	string
Previous	Sets the string for Previous	static	string
PrintOutputColor	Sets the string for PrintOutputColor	static	string
PrintText	Sets the string for PrintText	static	string
PrintZoom	Sets the string for PrintZoom	static	string
SelectAllFilter	Sets the string for SelectAllFilter	static	string
StartsWith	Sets the string for StartsWith	static	string
TextAlignment	Sets the string for TextAlignment	static	string
VBottom	Sets the string for VBottom	static	string
VCenter	Sets the string for VCenter	static	string
Vertical	Sets the string for Vertical	static	string
VStretch	Sets the string for VStretch	static	string
VTop	Sets the string for VTop	static	string
Width	Sets the string for Width	static	string
WidthOptions	Sets the string for WidthOptions	static	string

Sample Link

Refer to the sample in the shipped Sample Browser:

Essential Studio - WPF Sample Browser - Grid - LocalizationSupport - LocalizationDemo.