Localization Plugin for Xamarin and Windows
This project is a cross platform library for Xamarin Forms, which enables a handy use of localization in your applications.
Should you have any comments or suggestions, please let me know. Let's make it an easy-to-use tool for our projects.
Available at NuGet.
https://www.nuget.org/packages/ksemenenko.Localization/
| Platform | Supported | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Xamarin.iOS | Yes | iOS 6+ |
| Xamarin.iOS Unified | Yes | iOS 6+ |
| Xamarin.Android | Yes | API 10+ |
| Windows Phone 8 | Yes | 8.0+ |
| Windows Phone 8.1 | Yes | 8.1+ |
| Windows Store | Yes | 8.1+ |
| Windows 10 UWP | Yes | 10+ |
| Xamarin.Mac | Yes |
Example csv structure:
| default:en-us | en-us | ru-ru |
|---|---|---|
| MainMenu_News | News | Новости |
| MainMenu_Home | Home | Домой |
| STRING_NAME | ENG_VALUE | RU_VALUE |
Example use:
//load file from resources
Stream stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(resourcePrefix + "Languages.csv");
string text = string.Empty;
using(var reader = new StreamReader(stream))
{
text = reader.ReadToEnd();
}
CrossLocalization.Current.LoadLanguagesFromString(text);
//you can set the culture at hand
CrossLocalization.Current.CurrentCulture = new CultureInfo("ru-RU");
//or you can set the culture at hand
CrossLocalization.Current.CurrentCulture = new CultureInfo("en");
//To remove unused languages from runtime
CrossLocalization.Current.LeaveUnusedLanguages = false;
//get localize value
var localizeValue = CrossLocalization.Current["MainMenu_News"];
//get dynamic localize value
var localizeValue = CrossLocalization.Current.Dynamic.MainMenu_News;
//List of available languages
var langList = CrossLocalization.Current.Languages;
For Xamarin Forms
You can create IMarkupExtension like this:
using System;
using Xamarin.Forms;
using Xamarin.Forms.Xaml;
namespace Plugin.Localization
{
[ContentProperty("Source")]
public class LanguageExtension : IMarkupExtension
{
public string Source { get; set; }
public object ProvideValue(IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
{
if(Source == null)
{
return null;
}
return CrossLocalization.Current[Source];
}
}
}And them use in xaml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
x:Class="MobileApp.View.TestPage"
xmlns:localization="clr-namespace:Plugin.Localization"
BackgroundColor="White">
<Grid>
<Button Text="{localization:Language MainMenu_News}"/>
</Grid>
</ContentPage>
