Page always read the "NL" resource even if the CurrentCulture was changed to "EN&quot-CodePudding

I am trying to create a page with multi-language option in VB.net. The files are as follows:

Page (Folder)
- Sample.aspx
- Sample.aspx.vb
- App_LocalResources
- - Sample.aspx.nl.resx
- - Sample.aspx.nl.resx

The culture in web.config is as follows:

<globalization requestEncoding="utf-8" responseEncoding="utf-8" uiCulture="nl" culture="nl" enableClientBasedCulture="true"/>

Then, on the Sample.aspx.vb, I am trying to change the culture to "EN" but it still shows the "NL" text.

Protected Overrides Sub OnInit(e As System.EventArgs)
    Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en")
    Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en")
End Sub

I also tried putting it in Page_Load but it did not work. I tried to put a break on the code behind, it seems the the culture is changing but still shows the "NL" text. I already searched in www, but I did not find any solutions.

I am hoping the you can help me with this. What is the best solution? Should I just set the labels from code behind?

CodePudding user response：

The way ASP.NET WebForms treats culture is explained in How to: Set the Culture and UI Culture for ASP.NET Web Page Globalization.

First of all, the culture can be set either in web.config or at the page level with :

<globalization uiCulture="es" culture="es-MX" />

<%@ Page UICulture="es" Culture="es-MX" %>

It's also possible to set the culture based on the Accept-Language header sent by the browser by setting the culture to auto :

<globalization uiCulture="auto" culture="auto" />

Finally, to modify the request's culture programmatically, override the InitializeCulture method:

Protected Overrides Sub InitializeCulture()
    Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en")
    Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en")
End Sub

This is useful when the browser doesn't send an Accept-Language header or when we want to apply our own logic, using eg geolocation to determine the language if Accept-Language is missing