Localization is the process of customizing your application for a given culture or locale. Localization consists primarily of translating the user interface.
In This Section
- Walkthrough: Localizing Windows Forms
- Provides a step-by-step example of how to localize a Windows Form.
- Walkthrough: Localizing Web Forms Pages
- Provides a step-by-step example of how to localize a Web Forms page.
- Hierarchical Organization of Resources for Localization
- Explains how localized resources are stored and accessed in Visual Studio.
- Security and Localized Satellite Assemblies
- Discusses signing satellite assemblies with public-private key pairs.
- Version Numbers for Main and Localized Satellite Assemblies
- Introduces the SatelliteContractVersionAttribute class, which determines which satellite assemblies work with an application's main assembly
- Neutral Resources Languages for Localization
- Introduces the NeutralResourcesLanguageAttribute class, which specifies the culture of the resources included in an application's main assembly.
Related Sections
- Introduction to International Applications in Visual Basic and Visual C#
- Discusses the concepts related to developing software for an international market using Visual Basic or Visual C#.
- Globalizing Windows Forms
- Provides links to topics about creating Windows applications that support multiple cultures.
- Globalizing Web Forms Pages
- Provides links to topics about creating Web applications that support multiple cultures.
- Planning World-Ready Applications
- Provides information on programming for an international audience, such as design issues and terminology.