Laim.Lang

Basic language translation library for .NET. This was created for a very specific purpose, however I have decided to upload it here in case anyone needs it for a proof of concept project, I wouldn't recommend using this in production as it's only ever been tested in proof of concept applications.

Installation

Add Laim.Lang.dll as a reference to your .NET application.

Usage

Laim.Lang.LanguagePicker.Language = "en_gb";
Laim.Lang.LanguagePicker.LanguageFileFormat = ".lang";
Laim.Lang.LanguagePicker.LanguageFileName = "Language-";
Laim.Lang.LanguagePicker.LanguageLocation = Application.StartupPath + "\\Languages\\";

lblApplicationName.Text = Laim.Lang.Translator.Translate("ApplicationName");

The node ApplicationName in this case is what you would name the node in the language file, it would then return the translated value.

There is a working Example application available in the repo.

File Layout

The language files use the XML Standard for formatting, a basic example of a Language file is below.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Language>
  <ApplicationName>Example Application</ApplicationName>
  <LanguageLabel>Language:</LanguageLabel>
  <RefreshButton>Refresh</RefreshButton>
</Language>

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.

Support

If you need any assistance please log an issue or contact me on social media.

• Website
• Twitter