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

Question

Hi, 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 1

You will want to look at the section of the MSDN documentation that deals with localization and globalization of ASP.NET apps:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/c6zyy3s9.aspx

Answer 2

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