Runtime enumerating languages supported by application

[nano2k]

Hi

I am developing an aplication and I want to implement multilanguage
support.
I already implemented 2 languages: default is english, the other is
romanian.
In the future I want to implement support for other languages (french,
etc).
Is there a way to detect in runtime all supported languages? I want to
dinamically fill a combobox so the user can choose the desired
language. Otherwise, I have to hardcode the languages combobox and
update it each time a new language support is implemented.

Framework version: 2.0 (VS2005).

I am using the localization mechanism provided by VS2005:
Form.Localizable=true
and a resx file for each supported language.

 

[Bob Powell [MVP]]

Language choice _should_ be made according to the locale of the system. You
don't need to make it a user choice really.

If you are sure that's what you want you could look at teh subdirectories of
your application folder and get the satellite assemblies available. You can
get their locales and provide a list.

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[nano2k]

Thanks.
So, no standard method out there?

Language choice _should_ be made according to the locale of the system. You
don't need to make it a user choice really.

If you are sure that's what you want you could look at teh subdirectories of
your application folder and get the satellite assemblies available. You can
get their locales and provide a list.

--
--
Bob Powell [MVP]
Visual C#, System.Drawing

Ramuseco Limited .NET consultinghttp://www.ramuseco.com

Find great Windows Forms articles in Windows Forms Tips and Trickshttp://www.bobpowell.net/tipstricks.htm

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[Mihai N.]

So, no standard method out there?
Nope.
But scaning the folders will do.
You can also use reflection to check the version (for safety).

In principle Bob is right, the system should decide.
But Windows is not smart enough to allow for a list of options,
including languages in which the OS is not localized (Mac OS
or browser style).
So I think that a user list is a good thing to have.