LocalizationExtenderProvider Class

 
obsoleteCodeEntityT:System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.CodeDomLocalizationProvider Note: This API is now obsolete.

Provides design-time support for localization features to a root designer.

Namespace:   System.ComponentModel.Design
Assembly:  System.Design (in System.Design.dll)

System::Object
  System.ComponentModel.Design::LocalizationExtenderProvider

[ObsoleteAttribute("This class has been deprecated. Use CodeDomLocalizationProvider instead.  http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=14202")]
public ref class LocalizationExtenderProvider : IExtenderProvider, 
	IDisposable

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodLocalizationExtenderProvider(ISite^, IComponent^)

Initializes a new instance of the LocalizationExtenderProvider class using the specified service provider and base component.

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodCanExtend(Object^)

Indicates whether this object can provide its extender properties to the specified object.

System_CAPS_pubmethodDispose()

Disposes of the resources (other than memory) used by the LocalizationExtenderProvider.

System_CAPS_protmethodDispose(Boolean)

Releases the unmanaged resources used by the LocalizationExtenderProvider and optionally releases the managed resources.

System_CAPS_pubmethodEquals(Object^)

Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_protmethodFinalize()

Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetHashCode()

Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetLanguage(Object^)

Gets the current resource culture for the specified object.

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetLoadLanguage(Object^)

Gets the default resource culture to use when initializing the values of a localized object at design time.

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetLocalizable(Object^)

Gets a value indicating whether the specified object supports resource localization.

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetType()

Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_protmethodMemberwiseClone()

Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodResetLanguage(Object^)

Resets the resource culture for the specified object.

System_CAPS_pubmethodSetLanguage(Object^, CultureInfo^)

Sets the current resource culture for the specified object to the specified resource culture.

System_CAPS_pubmethodSetLocalizable(Object^, Boolean)

Sets a value indicating whether the specified object supports localized resources.

System_CAPS_pubmethodShouldSerializeLanguage(Object^)

Gets a value indicating whether the specified object must have its localizable values persisted in a resource.

System_CAPS_pubmethodToString()

Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

LocalizationExtenderProvider can extend an IRootDesigner with a set of properties and methods that provide support for the .NET Framework localization architecture. For more about using resources, see Localization.

The localization support architecture enables designers to initialize component properties using resource files that can be swapped at run time to support a variety of languages, culture-specific styles and dynamically configurable features. You can use the methods of this class to enable designers and code generating serializers to load from resources and build initialization code that uses localization features.

The default serializers that ship with Visual Studio are already capable of localizing components and controls, but they only do so if they locate support for the .NET Framework localization architecture. To detect the presence of localization support, the serialization system must locate a public Boolean property named "Localizable" on the root designer component. If a serializer finds this property, it searches for a property of type CultureInfo named "Language" to determine the current resource configuration. Default serializers use these properties to determine if it should localize any localizable resources of the component, and if so, what CultureInfo format the resource information should be saved in.

The following code example adds a LocalizationExtenderProvider to a component.

// Adds a LocalizationExtenderProvider that provides localization support properties to the specified component.
extender = gcnew LocalizationExtenderProvider( this->component->Site,this->component );

The following code example includes an example component and designer. The designer uses a LocalizationExtenderProvider to add localization support properties for the component.

#using <system.dll>
#using <system.design.dll>
#using <system.windows.forms.dll>
#using <system.drawing.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Collections;
using namespace System::ComponentModel;
using namespace System::ComponentModel::Design;
using namespace System::Diagnostics;
using namespace System::Drawing;
using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
using namespace System::Windows::Forms::Design;

// This example demonstrates adding localization support to a component hierarchy from a
// custom IRootDesigner using the LocalizationExtenderProvider class.
namespace LocalizationExtenderProviderExample
{

   // Example IRootDesigner implementation demonstrates LocalizationExtenderProvider support.
   private ref class SampleRootDesigner: public IRootDesigner
   {
   private:

      // RootDesignerView is a simple control that will be displayed in the designer window.
      ref class RootDesignerView: public Control
      {
      private:
         SampleRootDesigner^ m_designer;
         IComponent^ comp;

      public:
         RootDesignerView( SampleRootDesigner^ designer, IComponent^ component )
         {
            m_designer = designer;
            this->comp = component;
            BackColor = Color::Blue;
            Font = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( FontFamily::GenericMonospace,12 );
         }


      protected:

         // Displays the name of the component and the name of the assembly of the component
         // that this root designer is providing support for.
         virtual void OnPaint( PaintEventArgs^ pe ) override
         {
            Control::OnPaint( pe );
            if ( m_designer != 0 && comp != 0 )
            {

               // Draws the name of the component in large letters.
               pe->Graphics->DrawString( "Root Designer View", Font, Brushes::Yellow, 8, 4 );
               pe->Graphics->DrawString( String::Concat( "Design Name  : ", comp->Site->Name ), gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Arial",10 ), Brushes::Yellow, 8, 28 );
               pe->Graphics->DrawString( String::Concat( "Assembly    : ", comp->GetType()->AssemblyQualifiedName ), gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Arial",10 ), Brushes::Yellow, System::Drawing::RectangleF( System::Drawing::Point( 8, 44 ), System::Drawing::Size( ClientRectangle.Width - 8, ClientRectangle.Height - 44 ) ) );

               // Uses the site of the component to acquire an ISelectionService and sets the property grid focus to the component.
               ISelectionService^ selectionService = dynamic_cast<ISelectionService^>(comp->Site->GetService( typeid<ISelectionService^> ));
               if ( selectionService != nullptr )
               {
                  array<IComponent^>^myArray = {m_designer->component};
                  selectionService->SetSelectedComponents( static_cast<Array^>(myArray) );
               }
            }
         }

      };


   protected:

      // RootDesignerView Control provides a full region designer view for this root designer's associated component.
      RootDesignerView^ m_view;

      // Stores reference to the LocalizationExtenderProvider this designer adds, in order to remove it on Dispose.
      LocalizationExtenderProvider^ extender;

      // Internally stores the IDesigner's component reference
      IComponent^ component;

      // Provides a RootDesignerView object that supports ViewTechnology.WindowsForms.
      Object^ GetView( ViewTechnology technology )
      {
         if ( technology != ViewTechnology::WindowsForms )
         {
            throw gcnew ArgumentException( "Not a supported view technology", "technology" );
         }

         if ( m_view == nullptr )
         {

            // Create the view control. In this example, a Control of type RootDesignerView is used.
            // A WindowsForms ViewTechnology view provider requires a class that inherits from Control.
            m_view = gcnew RootDesignerView( this,this->Component );
         }

         return m_view;
      }


      property array<ViewTechnology>^ SupportedTechnologies 
      {

         // This designer supports the WindowsForms view technology.
         array<ViewTechnology>^ IRootDesigner::get()
         {
            ViewTechnology myArray[] = {ViewTechnology::WindowsForms};
            return myArray;
         }

      }

   public:

      // Adds a LocalizationExtenderProvider for the component this designer is initialized to support.
      void Initialize( IComponent^ component )
      {
         this->component = component;

         // If no extender from this designer is active...
         if ( extender == nullptr )
         {

            // Adds a LocalizationExtenderProvider that provides localization support properties to the specified component.
            extender = gcnew LocalizationExtenderProvider( this->component->Site,this->component );

         }
      }


      property DesignerVerbCollection^ Verbs 
      {

         // Empty IDesigner interface property and method implementations
         DesignerVerbCollection^ get()
         {
            return nullptr;
         }

      }

      property IComponent^ Component 
      {
         IComponent^ get()
         {
            return this->component;
         }

      }
      void DoDefaultAction(){}

      void Dispose(){}


   protected:

      // If a LocalizationExtenderProvider has been added, removes the extender provider.
      void Dispose( bool disposing )
      {

         // If an extender has been added, remove it
         if ( extender != nullptr )
         {

            // Disposes of the extender provider.  The extender
            // provider removes itself from the extender provider
            // service when it is disposed.
            extender->Dispose();
            extender = nullptr;
         }
      }

   };


   // The following attribute associates the RootDesignedComponent with the RootDesignedComponent component.

   [Designer(__typeof(SampleRootDesigner),__typeof(IRootDesigner))]
   public ref class RootDesignedComponent: public Component
   {
   public:
      RootDesignedComponent(){}

   };


   // RootViewDesignerComponent is a component associated with the SampleRootDesigner
   // IRootDesigner that provides LocalizationExtenderProvider localization support.
   // This derived class is included at the top of this example to enable
   // easy launching of designer view without having to put the class in its own file.
   public ref class RootViewDesignerComponent: public RootDesignedComponent
   {
   public:
      RootViewDesignerComponent(){}

   };

}

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1

Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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