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Sergio0694
Sergio0694

Reputation: 4567

WP8 C# - How can I get the right localized String from the .resx file?

I'm localizing the app I've built, and I have a problem here.

I added all the strings I use in my xaml in the AppResources.resx file, and I have replaced all the hard-coded strings in the xaml with a binding to the right strings in the .resx file, like this:

Text="{Binding Path=LocalizedResources.StringName, Source={StaticResource LocalizedStrings}}"

The problem is that I need to localize a couple of App Bar buttons and a few Messabe Box, so I need a way to get those strings via C#.

I read a couple of tutorials and I came up with this, as for the localized App Bar button:

ApplicationBar = new ApplicationBar();
ResourceManager rm = new ResourceManager("AppResources", typeof(CreditiInfo).Assembly);
ApplicationBarIconButton appBarButton = new ApplicationBarIconButton(new Uri("/Assets/AppBar/back.png", UriKind.Relative));
appBarButton.Text = rm.GetString("BackAppBar");
ApplicationBar.Buttons.Add(appBarButton);

I get a System.Resources.MissingManifestResourceException when I try to assign to the AppBar button Text the String I retrieve from the GetString method. What am I missing?

Also, I read that when you check a new language in the WMAppManifest.xml file, Visual Studio should automatically copy the actual AppResources.resx file and rename the copy with the new current culture selected, but when I try to add a new language it doesn't work. Do I have to copy and rename the file on my own? Will it recognize the new file when running on a phone that is set on that language?

Thank you for your help!

Sergio

Upvotes: 0

Views: 513

Answers (1)

Pantelis
Pantelis

Reputation: 2060

Simply use the auto generated AppResources class

string resourceValue = AppResources.NameOfYourLocalizedResource;

Upvotes: 1

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