Multiple Languages(English, French) on ASP.NET Page

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Oliver S picture Oliver S · Jan 22, 2009 · Viewed 12.3k times · Source

I was just wondering what is the best way to handle multiple languages on a web page? Should I create an event in the load where I change the labels of all my controls to the approrpiate language text, or is there a better way? I am using .NET framework, thanks.

Answer

Chris Ballance picture Chris Ballance · Jan 22, 2009

For ASP.NET, use Resource files. This will let you provide multilingual functionality and you can add translations without needing to recompile.

http://www.beansoftware.com/ASP.NET-Tutorials/Globalisation-Multilingual-CultureInfo.aspx

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