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Class Translate

WebControl for retrieving language specific strings.

Inheritance
System.Object
Translate
Namespace: EPiServer.Web.WebControls
Assembly: EPiServer.Web.WebControls.dll
Version: 11.20.7
Syntax
public class Translate : WebControl
Remarks

Use the Translate control to translate your own strings or one of the built in strings in the /lang directory of you site. The text shown will vary by the current users chosen language (if chosen) or the system default.

The control uses the LocalizationService to translate the text. You can access the LocalizationService through code using the Current static property.

Examples

Using the Translate Control

This will show the translated value for the /button/search language resource. 

<episerver:translate text="/button/search" runat="server"/>

Translating ASP Intrinsic controls

EPiServer can also translate ASP Controls like the Label web control. In the PreRender event EPiServer will search all known controls in the control hierarchy with an attribute called translate (case insensitive) and retrieve the translated textual value of the control. 

<asp:button id="QuicksearchButton" runat="server" translate="/button/search" />
note

Note: If you do not want automatic retrieval of translated values you can turn this off by setting the TranslateType property in the code behind of your template to None. See PageBase where this property is defined.

Constructors

Translate()

Declaration
public Translate()

Translate(String)

Declaration
public Translate(string text)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String text

Properties

Language

Gets or sets the language code for the target language.

Declaration
public string Language { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.String

The language code.

LocalizedText

Declaration
public string LocalizedText { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.String

StringFormatObjects

Declaration
public object[] StringFormatObjects { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Object[]

Text

The property that holds the text to be translated.

Declaration
public string Text { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.String
Remarks

See GetStringByCulture(String, CultureInfo) for more details.

Methods

Render(HtmlTextWriter)

Render this control to the output parameter specified.

Declaration
protected override void Render(HtmlTextWriter output)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter output

The HTML writer to write out to

Extension Methods