public string Translate(string text, DetectedLanguage from, Language to)
{
TranslatorContainer tc = InitializeTranslatorContainer();
var translationResult = TranslateString(tc, text, from, to);
string s = translationResult.Text;
return(s);
}
private static Translation TranslateString(TranslatorContainer tc, string inputString, DetectedLanguage sourceLanguage, Language targetLanguage)
{
// Generate the query
var translationQuery = tc.Translate(inputString, targetLanguage.Code, sourceLanguage.Code);
// Call the query and get the results as a List
var translationResults = translationQuery.Execute().ToList();
// Verify there was a result
if (translationResults.Count() <= 0)
{
return(null);
}
// In case there were multiple results, pick the first one
var translationResult = translationResults.First();
return(translationResult);
}
private static TranslatorContainer InitializeTranslatorContainer()
{
// this is the service root uri for the Microsoft Translator service
var serviceRootUri = new Uri("https://api.datamarket.azure.com/Data.ashx/Bing/MicrosoftTranslator/v1");
// this is the Account Key I generated for this app
var accountKey = "/0b+tmBWHiSXno8WmLzEtxxl7pDfrwlQO2Cqa/vcyow=";
// Replace the account key above with your own and then delete
// the following line of code. You can get your own account key
// for from here: https://datamarket.azure.com/account/keys
//throw new Exception("Invalid Account Key");
// the TranslatorContainer gives us access to the Microsoft Translator services
var tc = new TranslatorContainer(serviceRootUri);
// Give the TranslatorContainer access to your subscription
tc.Credentials = new System.Net.NetworkCredential(accountKey, accountKey);
return(tc);
}
