Question

I have successfully implemented a multi-language website in which user can change language by clicking one of the imagebuttons.
I used a Hiddenfield to store code of language that was selected by the user (on Imagebutton click event).
My InitializeCulture method looks like this:

     protected override void InitializeCulture()
    {
    string culture = "Auto";
    string selectedValue = Request.Form["ctl00$HiddenFieldLang"];
    switch (selectedValue)
    {
        case "1": culture = "Auto";
            break;
        case "2": culture = "zh-HK";
            break;
        default: break;
    }

    if (culture != "Auto")
    {
        System.Globalization.CultureInfo ci = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo(culture);
        //ci = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture(culture);
        System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = ci;
        System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = ci;
    }
    base.InitializeCulture();
    }

This works fine. But it takes 2 postbacks to change the language of the page. I’m guessing, in one postback (which changes nothing), the hiddenfield’s value is set. In second postback, actual translation takes place.

How do I implement it so that the page is translated in just one click of imagebutton?

Thanks!!

Answer 1

Thank you all for the replies.
I managed to solve this problem with the help of this link.

But I have another issue now.
I have a masterpage and I put the Hiddenfield and the Javascript function to set the value of hiddenfield in my masterpage. In the URL of all my pages, I have a querystring with the language id. So, whenever the language changes, I want to change the querystring as well.

Is there any way I can fetch the URL of current content page from the masterpage and do a Response.Redirect or Server.Transfer from SetHiddenValue(val) function itself and ensure that the text is translated?