protected void Application_AcquireRequestState(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//If the session doesn't exist, culture probably doesn't apply to this request. For example, this will happen when favicon.ico is requested.
if (HttpContext.Current.Session == null)
{
return;
}
//Figure out the culture of the current request.
string cultureName;
//See if we have a session variable. If not, check for a cookie from last time.
if (!SessionWrapper.Exists("DisplayLanguage"))
{
//No session, let's check the cookie
HttpCookie cook = HttpContext.Current.Request.Cookies["DisplayLanguage"];
if (cook != null && cook.Value.Equals("fr-CA"))
{
//Found French cookie
cultureName = "fr-CA";
}
else
{
//No cookie or cookie not French, default to English-Canada
cultureName = "en-CA";
}
//Save in session for future requests
SessionWrapper.Add("DisplayLanguage", cultureName);
}
else
{
//Session value exists, load it
cultureName = SessionWrapper.Get("DisplayLanguage", "en-CA");
}
//Don't do anything if it's the same culture
if (Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture.Name == cultureName)
{
return;
}
//Set the thread culture
Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = new CultureInfo(cultureName);
Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture;
}