ResourceManager issue with MVC localization

Question

There are many localization solutions. I decided for this: http://geekswithblogs.net/brians/archive/2010/06/14/asp.net-mvc-localization-displaynameattribute-alternatives-a-better-way.aspx

public class LocalizedDataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider : DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider
        {
            protected override ModelMetadata CreateMetadata(
                IEnumerable<Attribute> attributes,
                Type containerType,
                Func<object> modelAccessor,
                Type modelType,
                string propertyName)
            {
                var meta = base.CreateMetadata(attributes, containerType, modelAccessor, modelType, propertyName);
                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(propertyName))
                    return meta;
                if (meta.DisplayName != null)
                    GetLocalizedDisplayName(meta, propertyName);
                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(meta.DisplayName))
                    meta.DisplayName = string.Format("[[{0}]]", propertyName);
                return meta;
            }
            private static void GetLocalizedDisplayName(ModelMetadata meta, string propertyName)
            {
                ResourceManager resourceManager = App_GlobalResources.Strings.ResourceManager;
                CultureInfo culture = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture;
                meta.DisplayName = resourceManager.GetString(propertyName, culture);
            }
        }

I changed the line:

if (meta.DisplayName == null)

at

if (meta.DisplayName != null)

to enter the GetLocalizedDisplayName function

There are 2 files in App_GlobalResources: Strings.resx and Strings.pl.resx . Both of them have an Open access modifier, and the build action is set to Embedded resource

The whole site has been translated, but I have a problem with Attributes

[Required]
[LocalizedDisplayName("UserName", NameResourceType = typeof(App_GlobalResources.Strings))]
public string UserName { get; set; }

I think the problem is in this line from the link I wrote above:

meta.DisplayName = resourceManager.GetString(propertyName, culture);

GetString always returns the default value from Strings.resx .

culture pl and property Name are correct Username , so the return value must be from strings. pl .resx, not from Strings.resx.

Please help me:)

Answer 1

try to make the assembly action set to Content.