Create multiple Language website in Asp.net

Introduction: In this post I will try to explain how we can create Multilanguage website in asp.net.

Description:

In the last article i have explained Edit, Update and Delete in Gridview using three tier architecture in Asp.net using SqlHelper and How to Export Selected rows of Gridview to Excel, Word and PDF in Asp.net.

Take a new Website/Project. Now add a Resource File to website/project (Right click on website >> Add New item>> Resource File)  as mention in attached snapshot:

When you added the Resource file to project App_GlobalResources will be created. Here I add Three Resource File namely Home.de-DE.resx (German), Home.hi-IN.resx (Hindi) and Home.resx (English).

Now added the value to Home.resx (English) respect to language as mention below:

Home.de-DE.resx (German):

Home.hi-IN.resx (Hindi):

Note: Add the Culture in web.config file as mention below:

<appSettings>

    <add key="Culture" value=""></add>

  </appSettings>

After add a new webform to project. Design the .aspx page as mention below:

  <table align="center"><tr><td><%=Homepage%></td></tr>

    <tr><td><%=MultipleLang%></td></tr>

    <tr><td><%=Indian %></td></tr>

    <tr><td><table> <tr><td><asp:Button ID="btnhindi" runat="server" Text="Hindi" onclick="btnhindi_Click" /></td>

    <td><asp:Button ID="btnenglish" runat="server" Text="English"

            onclick="btnenglish_Click"/></td>

            <td><asp:Button ID="btngerman" runat="server" Text="German"

            onclick="btngerman_Click" /></td></tr></table></td></tr>  

    </table>

After that on button click write the below mention code (.aspx.cs):

using System.Globalization;

using System.Resources;

using System.Reflection;

using System.Threading;

using System.Configuration;

static string CurrentCulture;

     public string Homepage;

    ResourceManager rm;

    CultureInfo ci;

    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)

    {

        CurrentCulture = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Culture"];

        Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new CultureInfo(CurrentCulture);

        rm = new ResourceManager("Resources.Home", System.Reflection.Assembly.Load("App_GlobalResources"));

        ci = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture;

        if (!Page.IsPostBack)

        {

            if (CurrentCulture == "")

            {

                ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Culture"] = "en-US";

                CurrentCulture = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Culture"];

                Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new CultureInfo(CurrentCulture);

                rm = new ResourceManager("Resources.Home", System.Reflection.Assembly.Load("App_GlobalResources"));

                ci = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture;

                LoadString(ci);

            }

            else

            {

                CurrentCulture = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Culture"];

                Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new CultureInfo(CurrentCulture);

                rm = new ResourceManager("Resources.Home", System.Reflection.Assembly.Load("App_GlobalResources"));

                ci = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture;

                LoadString(ci);

            }

        }

    }

    private void LoadString(CultureInfo ci)

    {

        Homepage = rm.GetString("Homepage", ci);

     

    }

    protected void btnhindi_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

    {

        ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Culture"] = "hi-IN";

        string CurrentCulture = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Culture"];

        Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new CultureInfo(CurrentCulture);

        rm = new ResourceManager("Resources.Home", System.Reflection.Assembly.Load("App_GlobalResources"));

        ci = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture;

        LoadString(ci);

    }

    protected void btnenglish_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

    {

        ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Culture"] = "en-US";

        string CurrentCulture = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Culture"];

        Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new CultureInfo(CurrentCulture);

        rm = new ResourceManager("Resources.Home", System.Reflection.Assembly.Load("App_GlobalResources"));

        ci = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture;

        LoadString(ci);

    }

    protected void btngerman_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

    {

        ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Culture"] = "de-DE";

        string CurrentCulture = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Culture"];

        Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new CultureInfo(CurrentCulture);

        rm = new ResourceManager("Resources.Home", System.Reflection.Assembly.Load("App_GlobalResources"));

        ci = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture;

        LoadString(ci);

    }

In VB (.aspx.vb)

Imports System.Globalization

Imports System.Resources

Imports System.Reflection

Imports System.Configuration

Imports System.Threading

Shared CurrentCulture As String

    Public Homepage As String

    Public MultipleLang As String

    Public Indian As String

    Private rm As ResourceManager

    Private ci As CultureInfo

    Protected Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load

      

        CurrentCulture = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("Culture")

        Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = New CultureInfo(CurrentCulture)

        rm = New ResourceManager("Resources.Home", System.Reflection.Assembly.Load("App_GlobalResources"))

        ci = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture

        If Not Page.IsPostBack Then

            If CurrentCulture = "" Then

                ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("Culture") = "en-US"

                CurrentCulture = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("Culture")

                Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = New CultureInfo(CurrentCulture)

                rm = New ResourceManager("Resources.Home", System.Reflection.Assembly.Load("App_GlobalResources"))

                ci = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture

                LoadString(ci)

            Else

                CurrentCulture = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("Culture")

                Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = New CultureInfo(CurrentCulture)

                rm = New ResourceManager("Resources.Home", System.Reflection.Assembly.Load("App_GlobalResources"))

                ci = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture

                LoadString(ci)

            End If

        End If

    End Sub

    Private Sub LoadString(ci As CultureInfo)

        Homepage = rm.GetString("Homepage", ci)

        MultipleLang = rm.GetString("MultipleLang", ci)

        Indian = rm.GetString("Indian", ci)

    End Sub

    Protected Sub btnhindi_Click(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnhindi.Click

        ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("Culture") = "hi-IN"

        Dim CurrentCulture As String = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("Culture")

        Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = New CultureInfo(CurrentCulture)

        rm = New ResourceManager("Resources.Home", System.Reflection.Assembly.Load("App_GlobalResources"))

        ci = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture

        LoadString(ci)

    End Sub

    Protected Sub btnenglish_Click(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnenglish.Click

        ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("Culture") = "en-US"

        Dim CurrentCulture As String = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("Culture")

        Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = New CultureInfo(CurrentCulture)

        rm = New ResourceManager("Resources.Home", System.Reflection.Assembly.Load("App_GlobalResources"))

        ci = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture

        LoadString(ci)

    End Sub

    Protected Sub btngerman_Click(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles btngerman.Click

        ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("Culture") = "de-DE"

        Dim CurrentCulture As String = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("Culture")

        Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = New CultureInfo(CurrentCulture)

        rm = New ResourceManager("Resources.Home", System.Reflection.Assembly.Load("App_GlobalResources"))

        ci = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture

        LoadString(ci)

    End Sub

Now bulid and run the project.

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