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Visual Studio Programmer's Guide for the .NET Framework

Localizing Applications

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

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 Based on the .NET Framework: Discusses the concepts related to developing software for an international market using Visual Basic or Visual C#.

Globalizing Windows Forms: Provides links to pages about creating Windows applications that support multiple cultures.

ASP.NET Globalization and Localization: Provides links to pages about creating Web applications that support multiple cultures.

Best Practices for Developing World-Ready Applications: Provides information on programming for an international audience, such as design issues and terminology.