Localization
To localize RadPropertyGrid to display control text and messages in a specific language, please consider the following:
All required classes for localization are defined in Telerik.WinConrtols.UI.Localization namespace.
Start by creating a descendant of the PropertyGridLocalizationProvider class.
Override the GetLocalizedString(string id) method and provide a translation for the label and user messages. If a translation is not provided, the default value will be returned. This behavior is guaranteed by the call to the base GetLocalizedString method in the default clause of the switch statement in the example.
Below is a sample implementation of an English localization provider:
Creating English Localization Provider
public class MyEnglishPropertyGridLocalizationProvider : PropertyGridLocalizationProvider
{
public override string GetLocalizedString(string id)
{
switch (id)
{
case PropertyGridStringId.ContextMenuReset: return "Reset";
case PropertyGridStringId.ContextMenuEdit: return "Edit";
case PropertyGridStringId.ContextMenuExpand: return "Expand";
case PropertyGridStringId.ContextMenuCollapse: return "Collapse";
case PropertyGridStringId.ContextMenuShowDescription: return "Show description";
case PropertyGridStringId.ContextMenuShowToolbar: return "Show toolbar";
case PropertyGridStringId.ContextMenuSort: return "Sorta";
case PropertyGridStringId.ContextMenuNoSort: return "No Sort";
case PropertyGridStringId.ContextMenuAlphabetical: return "Alphabetical";
case PropertyGridStringId.ContextMenuCategorized: return "Categorized";
case PropertyGridStringId.ContextMenuCategorizedAlphabetical: return "Categorized Alphabetical";
}
return base.GetLocalizedString(id);
}
}
Public Class MyEnglishPropertyGridLocalizationProvider
Inherits PropertyGridLocalizationProvider
Public Overrides Function GetLocalizedString(ByVal id As String) As String
Select Case id
Case PropertyGridStringId.ContextMenuReset
Return "Reset"
Case PropertyGridStringId.ContextMenuEdit
Return "Edit"
Case PropertyGridStringId.ContextMenuExpand
Return "Expand"
Case PropertyGridStringId.ContextMenuCollapse
Return "Collapse"
Case PropertyGridStringId.ContextMenuShowDescription
Return "Show description"
Case PropertyGridStringId.ContextMenuShowToolbar
Return "Show toolbar"
Case PropertyGridStringId.ContextMenuSort
Return "Sort"
Case PropertyGridStringId.ContextMenuNoSort
Return "No Sort"
Case PropertyGridStringId.ContextMenuAlphabetical
Return "Alphabetical"
Case PropertyGridStringId.ContextMenuCategorized
Return "Categorized"
Case PropertyGridStringId.ContextMenuCategorizedAlphabetical
Return "Categorized Alphabetical"
End Select
Return MyBase.GetLocalizedString(id)
End Function
End Class
To apply the custom localization provider, instantiate and assign it to the current localization provider:
Changing the localization provider
PropertyGridLocalizationProvider.CurrentProvider = new MyEnglishPropertyGridLocalizationProvider();
PropertyGridLocalizationProvider.CurrentProvider = New MyEnglishPropertyGridLocalizationProvider()