Multiple languages in an ASP.NET MVC application?

Question

What is the best way to support multiple languages for the interface in an ASP.NET MVC application? I\'ve seen people use resource files for other applications. Is this stil

Answer 1

The Orchard project uses a shortcut method called "T" to do all in-page string translations. So you'll see tags with a @T("A String to Translate").

I intend to look at how this is implemented behind the scenes and potentially use it in future projects. The short name keeps the code cleaner since it will be used a lot.

What I like about this approach is the original string (english, in this case) is still easily visible in the code, and doesnt require a lookup in a resource tool or some other location to decode what the actual string should be here.

See http://orchardproject.net for more info.