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Asked: 2026-05-20T08:38:43+00:00

I recently became aware of the System.Web.UI.WebControls.Localize control in a lab for the ASP.NET

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I recently became aware of the System.Web.UI.WebControls.Localize control in a lab for the ASP.NET 4.0 MCTS certification course. The purpose of this control is unclear to me.

In the examples, the Literal control and the Localize control appear to be more-or-less interchangeable. Upon inspection, it appears that the Localize control inherits from Literal, but provides no additional functionality. It uses a different designer class, which appears to me to be less capable than the designer class for literals.

So, color me confused. Literals are localizable already. What is the Localize control used for? Should I use it, and under what circumstances?

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  1. Editorial Team

    This described it best:

    The Localize Control lets you localize any element on an .aspx page. It provides a design time feature not offered by its base class, the Literal control; in particular, the Localize control provides design time editing of static content so you can see a default value while working in page design mode.

    Found at: http://wiki.asp.net/page.aspx/357/localize/

    MSDN (bottom section has a good description)

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