Localization in ASP.NET Core using VS Code - "No resources found"

Question

I'm trying to implement localization in my ASP.NET Core application using VS Code, but I keep getting "No resources found = true". I've double-checked my implementation and I'm pretty sure everything is set up correctly, but I can't figure out what's causing this.

Here's what I've done so far:

I've added the Microsoft.Extensions.Localization package to my project. I've created a Resources folder with a x.en-US.resx file in it for my default language (English). I've created a x.fr-FR.resx file in the same folder for French translations. I Use ResX Editor Extension to create resx files. In my Program.cs file, I've added the following lines of code to configure localization:

builder.services.AddLocalization(options => options.ResourcesPath = "Resources");

var supportedCultures = new[]
{
    new CultureInfo("en-US"),
    new CultureInfo("fr-FR"),
};
var options = new RequestLocalizationOptions
{
    DefaultRequestCulture = new RequestCulture("en-US"),
    SupportedCultures = supportedCultures,
    SupportedUICultures = supportedCultures
};

app.UseRequestLocalization(options);

In my controller, I'm using the IstringLocalizer to translate my localized strings, like this:

 private readonly IStringLocalizer<WeatherForecastController> _localizer;

    public WeatherForecastController(IStringLocalizer<WeatherForecastController> localizer)
    {
        _localizer = localizer;
    }

    [HttpGet]
    public IActionResult Get()
    {
       return Ok(_localizer["Key"]) ;
    }

i have added the key and its value to resix file

Despite all this, I still get the "No resources found". Can anyone point me in the right direction to solve this issue?

Thanks in advance for any help!

Answer 1

It seems like your naming is off. The path or name of the resx files must match the namespace of the type given as type argument to IStringLocalizer<T>. Assuming your class and resx files aren't actually named 'x', both these naming conventions/folder structures will work.

Resources/
├── Controllers.WeatherForecastController.en-US.resx
└── Controllers.WeatherForecastController.fr-FR.resx

or

Resources/
└── Controllers
    ├── WeatherForecastController.en-US.resx
    └── WeatherForecastController.fr-FR.resx