/// <summary>
/// Uses the TranslatorContainer to translate inputString from sourceLanguage
/// to targetLanguage.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="tc">The TranslatorContainer to use</param>
/// <param name="inputString">The string to translate</param>
/// <param name="sourceLanguage">The Language Code to use in interpreting the input string.</param>
/// <param name="targetLanguage">The Language Code to translate the input string to.</param>
/// <returns>The translated string, or null if no translation results were found.</returns>
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);
}
/// <summary>
/// Translate a text
/// </summary>
/// <param name="accountKey">Bing account key</param>
/// <param name="sourceLng">source language</param>
/// <param name="targetLng">target language</param>
/// <param name="inputString">text to translate</param>
/// <param name="outputString">translated text</param>
/// <returns>error code:
/// 0 : translation successful
/// -1: inputstring is empty
/// -2: text cannot be translated (invalid source language or not detected source language)
/// -3: error during translation
/// </returns>
public static int TranslateMethod(String accountKey, string sourceLng, string targetLng, string inputString, out string outputString)
{
outputString = "";
// Call GetInputString to manage the input
//inputString = "This is a lovely slice of text that I'd like to translate";//GetInputString(args);
// Verify that the user actually provided some input
if (inputString == "")
{
//Console.WriteLine("Usage: RandomTranslator.exe Some Input Text");
return(-1);
}
// Improved support for unicode
//Console.OutputEncoding = Encoding.UTF8;
// Print the input string
//Console.WriteLine("Input: " + inputString);
//Console.WriteLine();
// Call a InitializeTranslatorContainer to get a TranslatorContainer
// that is configured to use your account.
TranslatorContainer tc = InitializeTranslatorContainer(accountKey);
// DetectSourceLanguage encapsulates the work required for language
// detection
DetectedLanguage sourceLanguage = null;
if ((sourceLng == null) || (sourceLng == ""))
{
sourceLanguage = DetectSourceLanguage(tc, inputString);
}
else
{
sourceLanguage = new DetectedLanguage();
sourceLanguage.Code = sourceLng;
}
// Handle the error condition
if (sourceLanguage == null)
{
//Console.WriteLine("\tThis string cannot be translated");
return(-2);
}
// Print the detected language code
//Console.WriteLine("Detected Source Language: " + sourceLanguage.Code);
//Console.WriteLine();
// PickRandomLanguage encapsulates the work required to detect all
// languages supported by the service and then to pick one at random
var targetLanguage = PickRandomLanguage(tc);
targetLanguage.Code = targetLng;
// Print the selected language code
//Console.WriteLine("Randomly Selected Target Language: " + targetLanguage.Code);
//Console.WriteLine();
// TranslateString encapsulates the work required to translate
// a string from the source language to the target language
var translationResult = TranslateString(tc, inputString, sourceLanguage, targetLanguage);
// Handle the error condition
if (translationResult == null)
{
//Console.WriteLine("Translation Failed.");
return(-3);
}
// Print the result of the translation
//Console.WriteLine("Translated String: " + translationResult.Text);
outputString = translationResult.Text;
return(0);
}
