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Fernando Sousaa
Fernando Sousaa

Reputation: 65

UWP App in multiple languages

I am developing a UWP app and I liked that I was available in several languages. I'm using visual studio 2015, how do I do this?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1726

Answers (2)

WPInfo
WPInfo

Reputation: 1076

Firstly, create the following folder structure in your app project:

\Strings
\Strings\en-US
\Strings\it-IT

Then add a new file: Resources.resw in each of the last two folders which type is Resource File,

Add a TextBlock control in the main page, set the property x:Uid="TextWelcome", then in each Resources.resw, add a new item:

Name: TextWelcome.Text
Value: (your localized string)

Build and launch app, change the culture of your machine, then check the localized version of your app.

Here is an article and a sample app project for your reference:

Windows 10 Development - Localization

Sample app - Localization in Windows 10

Upvotes: 0

Dave Smits
Dave Smits

Reputation: 1879

good start: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/globalizing/globalizing-portal

in essence: set x:Uid element in your xaml. In your resource file do [x:Uid].[PropertyName]

so for example:

in resource file the key for the text proeprty will be tb1.Text

Upvotes: 3

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