public static void LocalizeDropdown(ComboBox ddl)
{
var eventHandlers = ddl.RemoveEventHandlers(nameof(ddl.SelectionChanged));
var items = ddl.Items.Cast <DdlItem>().ToArray();
var selectedItem = ddl.SelectedItem();
ddl.ItemsSource = null;
var itemTexts = LocalizedStrings.Single(ls => ls.Key.AfterFirst("_") == "ComboBox_Items_" + ddl.Name).Value.Split(",", false, StringSplitOptions.None);
for (var i = 0; i < items.Length; i++)
{
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(itemTexts[i]))
{
items[i].Text = itemTexts[i];
}
}
ddl.ItemsSource = items;
ddl.SelectByItem(selectedItem);
ddl.AddEventHandlers(nameof(ddl.SelectionChanged), eventHandlers);
}