Localizing attributes in properties

[Steve Teeples]

I have placed text within a resouce file.

The class has a reference to a Resource Manager LocRM created in the
constructor. I want to reference the text within the resource file when
declaring a property. See below.

[Description(thi s.LocRM.GetText ("strTestCatego ryID")),
Category(TestCa seStrings.strLa belDescription) ,
DefaultValueAtt ribute(TestingC ategories.Testi ngCategory.Misc ellaneous)]
public virtual TestingCategori es.TestingCateg ory TestCategory
{
get { return category; }
set { category = value; }
}

Obviously the compiler generates an error because it is expecting a constant
string where I'd like the this.LocRM("... .").

How do I reference text within a resource file and place it in an attribute
above?

--
Steve

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

Re: Localizing attributes in properties

Steve,
I don't have a link to an example handy of overriding it, my understanding
is you need to derive a new class from DescriptionAttr ibute & override the
Description Property, saving its value in the DescriptionValu e property...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfsystemcomponentmodeldescriptionattributeclassdescriptionvaluetopic.asp

Hope this helps
Jay

"Steve Teeples" <SteveTeeples@d iscussions.micr osoft.com> wrote in message
news:AFC16648-0609-414C-B6DC-159C6AB721D3@mi crosoft.com...
|I have placed text within a resouce file.
|
| The class has a reference to a Resource Manager LocRM created in the
| constructor. I want to reference the text within the resource file when
| declaring a property. See below.
|
| [Description(thi s.LocRM.GetText ("strTestCatego ryID")),
| Category(TestCa seStrings.strLa belDescription) ,
| DefaultValueAtt ribute(TestingC ategories.Testi ngCategory.Misc ellaneous)]
| public virtual TestingCategori es.TestingCateg ory TestCategory
| {
| get { return category; }
| set { category = value; }
| }
|
| Obviously the compiler generates an error because it is expecting a
constant
| string where I'd like the this.LocRM("... .").
|
| How do I reference text within a resource file and place it in an
attribute
| above?
|
| --
| Steve

[Steve Teeples]

Re: Localizing attributes in properties

Jay,

I derived the class. See below. By calling MyDesciption in the property
it now correctly gets the string. Thanks so much.

/// <summary>
/// Overrides the DescriptionAttr ibute class in order to allow for
localization.
/// </summary>
public class MyDescriptionAt tribute :
System.Componen tModel.Descript ionAttribute
{
public MyDescriptionAt tribute(string attribute)
{
this.attribute = attribute;
}
#region Fields
protected CheckItResource s LocRS = new CheckItResource s();
protected string attribute;
#endregion // Fields

/// <summary>
/// Returns the localized string for the attribute.
/// </summary>
public override string Description
{
get
{
return this.Descriptio nValue =
LocRS.GetText(t his.attribute);
}
}
}



"Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
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> Steve,
> I don't have a link to an example handy of overriding it, my understanding
> is you need to derive a new class from DescriptionAttr ibute & override the
> Description Property, saving its value in the DescriptionValu e property...
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...valuetopic.asp
>
> Hope this helps
> Jay
>
> "Steve Teeples" <SteveTeeples@d iscussions.micr osoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AFC16648-0609-414C-B6DC-159C6AB721D3@mi crosoft.com...
> |I have placed text within a resouce file.
> |
> | The class has a reference to a Resource Manager LocRM created in the
> | constructor. I want to reference the text within the resource file when
> | declaring a property. See below.
> |
> | [Description(thi s.LocRM.GetText ("strTestCatego ryID")),
> | Category(TestCa seStrings.strLa belDescription) ,
> | DefaultValueAtt ribute(TestingC ategories.Testi ngCategory.Misc ellaneous)]
> | public virtual TestingCategori es.TestingCateg ory TestCategory
> | {
> | get { return category; }
> | set { category = value; }
> | }
> |
> | Obviously the compiler generates an error because it is expecting a
> constant
> | string where I'd like the this.LocRM("... .").
> |
> | How do I reference text within a resource file and place it in an
> attribute
> | above?
> |
> | --
> | Steve
>
>
>[/color]