IXafCultureInfoService.SetCultureAsync(String) Method

Saves the specified culture in CookieRequestCultureProvider.DefaultCookie and reloads the page.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Blazor.Services

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Blazor.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Blazor

Declaration

C#

Task SetCultureAsync(
    string culture
)

VB.NET

Function SetCultureAsync(
    culture As String
) As Task

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
culture	String	A new culture.

Returns

Type	Description
Task	A task that sets a new culture.

Remarks

After calling the SetCultureAsync method, the XafApplication is recreated in a new culture. The new culture is read from cookies in RequestLocalizationMiddleware.

After calling the SetCultureAsync method, the application is reloaded even if the new culture is the same as the previous culture (that means that the culture was not changed).

Learn more: How to: Localize an XAF .NET 6+ Application (Blazor and WinForms)

Example

The code sample below demonstrates how to use the SetCultureAsync() method to change the application localization.

File:
MySolution.Blazor.Server\Controllers\GermanCultureController.cs in solutions without the ASP.NET Core Blazor-specific module project. MySolution.Module.Blazor\Controllers\GermanCultureController.cs in solutions with the ASP.NET Core Blazor-specific module project.

C#

using DevExpress.ExpressApp; 
using DevExpress.ExpressApp.Actions; 
using DevExpress.ExpressApp.Blazor; 
using DevExpress.ExpressApp.Blazor.Services; 
using DevExpress.Persistent.Base; 
// ...
public class GermanCultureController : ViewController { 
    BlazorApplication BlazorApplication => (BlazorApplication)Application; 
    IXafCultureInfoService CultureInfoService => (IXafCultureInfoService)BlazorApplication.ServiceProvider.GetService(typeof(IXafCultureInfoService)); 
    public GermanCultureController() { 
        SimpleAction myAction = new SimpleAction(this, "SetGermanCulture", PredefinedCategory.Edit); 
        myAction.Execute += async (s, e) => await CultureInfoService.SetCultureAsync("de"); 
    } 
}