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Xamarin Community Toolkit TranslateExtension

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The TranslateExtension allows users to handle multi-language support at runtime. It uses the built-in LocalizationResourceManager helper to retrieve the correct translation resource for the current active CultureInfo.

Syntax

<ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
             xmlns:xct="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2020/toolkit"
             x:Class="MyLittleApp.MainPage">

    <StackLayout>

        <Label Text="{xct:Translate AppResources.ATranslatedMessage}" />

        <Label Text="{xct:Translate AppResources.AnotherTranslatedMessage, StringFormat='#{0}'}" />

    </StackLayout>
</ContentPage>

Properties

Property Type Description
StringFormat string Allows the user to provide additional formatting to the translated text.
Text string The resource that will be translated.

Sample

Settings sample page Source

You can see this in action in the Xamarin Community Toolkit Sample App.

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