MasterPage.InitializeCulture()': no suitable method found to override

[JustRun]

Hi,

I'm trying to develop a MultiLanguage web site using ASP.NET 2.0 with C#
My problem is: I want to make my MasterPage support switching among languages, but when i put the "InitializeCulture()" inside the masterpage.cs, I got this erreor:

MasterPage.InitializeCulture()': no suitable method found to override

Note the following code works fine with xxx.aspx page, but not with MasterPage
Here is my code:

    public override void InitializeCulture()
    {
        string culture = Request.QueryString["lang"];
        //string culture = Request.Form["cmbCulture"];
 
        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(culture))
            culture = "Auto";
        //Use this
        UICulture = culture;
        Culture = culture;
        //OR This
        if (culture != "Auto")
        {
            System.Globalization.CultureInfo ci = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo(culture);
            System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = ci;
            System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = ci;
        }
 
        base.InitializeCulture();
    }

[Frinavale]

The MasterPage class is used as a template for your web application.

When an HTTP request is made for a page at run time, the master page and content pages are combined into a single class with the same name as the content pages. The resulting compiled, merged class derives from the Page class.

This means that you cannot override the InitializeCulture method in the MasterPage page class. You override this method in your aspx page.

-Frinny

[JustRun]

Yes Frinny,

Thank you, I got it, I created a BaseClass.cs. this class inherit System.Web.UI.Page and all my xxx.aspx inherit this class.

Thank you,

[garychappel]

@JustRun
I'm trying to do the same thing and getting the same error, here's my code below. I'm new to C# can either of you explain further how to override my method in my aspx page?

using System.Globalization;
using System.Threading;
using System.Resources;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
 
 
public partial class MasterPage : System.Web.UI.MasterPage
{
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
 
    }
 
    protected void languageListIndexChange(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
    }
 
    protected override void InitializeCulture()
    {
        if (Request.Form["languageList"] != null)
        {
 
            String selectedLanguage = Request.Form["languageList"];
            UICulture = selectedLanguage;
            Culture = selectedLanguage;
            Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture =
            CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture(selectedLanguage);
            Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = new
            CultureInfo(selectedLanguage);
 
        }
 
        base.InitializeCulture();
    }
}

[Frinavale]

Garychappel,

To fix this problem remove the protected override void InitializeCulture() method from the MasterPage.

Put it into your ASPX pages instead.

See my explanation for why in post #2 in this thread.

-Frinny