/// <summary>
/// Returns a valid culture name based on "name" parameter. If "name" is not valid, it returns the default culture "en-US"
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name">Culture's name (e.g. en-US)</param>
public static string GetImplementedCulture(string name)
{
// Make sure it's not null
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
{
return(GetDefaultCulture()); // return Default culture
}
// Make sure it is a valid culture first
if (!ValidCultures.Any(c => c.Equals(name, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)))
{
return(GetDefaultCulture()); // return Default culture if it is invalid
}
// If it is one of our implemented cultures, accept it
if (ImplementedCultures.Any(c => c.Equals(name, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)))
{
return(name); // accept it
}
// Find a close match. For example, if you have "en-US" defined and the user requests "en-GB",
// the function will return closest match that is "en-US" because at least the language is the same (ie English)
var n = GetNeutralCulture(name);
foreach (var c in ImplementedCultures)
{
if (c.StartsWith(n))
{
return(c);
}
}
// else
// It is not implemented
return(GetDefaultCulture()); // return Default culture as no match found
}
protected void Application_Start()
{
ServiceConfig.RegisterServices();
AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas();
GlobalConfiguration.Configure(WebApiConfig.Register);
FilterConfig.RegisterGlobalFilters(GlobalFilters.Filters);
RouteConfig.RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);
BundleConfig.RegisterBundles(BundleTable.Bundles);
// --- Use implemented languages
CultureHelper.SetImplementedCultures(ImplementedCultures.GetCultureCodes());
// --- Start background tasks
BackgroundTaskConfig.StartBackgroundProcessing();
}
