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LocalizationDemo.sln

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+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
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+MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
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+EndProject
+Global
+	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
+		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
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+		SolutionGuid = {4C7EC664-74CA-4AD5-BE9F-0DA9235956A9}
+	EndGlobalSection
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LocalizationDemo/App.xaml

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+<?xml version = "1.0" encoding = "UTF-8" ?>
+<Application xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
+             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
+             xmlns:local="clr-namespace:LocalizationDemo"
+             x:Class="LocalizationDemo.App">
+    <Application.Resources>
+        <ResourceDictionary>
+            <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+                <ResourceDictionary Source="Resources/Styles/Colors.xaml" />
+                <ResourceDictionary Source="Resources/Styles/Styles.xaml" />
+            </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+        </ResourceDictionary>
+    </Application.Resources>
+</Application>

LocalizationDemo/App.xaml.cs

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+using System.Globalization;
+
+namespace LocalizationDemo
+{
+    public partial class App : Application
+    {
+        public App()
+        {
+            InitializeComponent();
+
+            MainPage = new AppShell();
+        }
+    }
+}

LocalizationDemo/AppShell.xaml

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+<Shell
+    x:Class="LocalizationDemo.AppShell"
+    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
+    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
+    xmlns:local="clr-namespace:LocalizationDemo"
+    Shell.FlyoutBehavior="Disabled">
+
+    <ShellContent
+        Title="Home"
+        ContentTemplate="{DataTemplate local:LocalizedPage}"
+        Route="MainPage" />
+
+</Shell>

LocalizationDemo/AppShell.xaml.cs

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+namespace LocalizationDemo
+{
+    public partial class AppShell : Shell
+    {
+        public AppShell()
+        {
+            InitializeComponent();
+        }
+    }
+}

LocalizationDemo/LocalizationDemo.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+	<PropertyGroup>
+		<TargetFrameworks>net8.0-android;net8.0-ios;net8.0-maccatalyst</TargetFrameworks>
+		<TargetFrameworks Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('windows'))">$(TargetFrameworks);net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFrameworks>
+		<!-- Uncomment to also build the tizen app. You will need to install tizen by following this: https://github.com/Samsung/Tizen.NET -->
+		<!-- <TargetFrameworks>$(TargetFrameworks);net8.0-tizen</TargetFrameworks> -->
+
+		<!-- Note for MacCatalyst:
+		The default runtime is maccatalyst-x64, except in Release config, in which case the default is maccatalyst-x64;maccatalyst-arm64.
+		When specifying both architectures, use the plural <RuntimeIdentifiers> instead of the singular <RuntimeIdentifier>.
+		The Mac App Store will NOT accept apps with ONLY maccatalyst-arm64 indicated;
+		either BOTH runtimes must be indicated or ONLY macatalyst-x64. -->
+		<!-- For example: <RuntimeIdentifiers>maccatalyst-x64;maccatalyst-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers> -->
+
+		<OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+		<RootNamespace>LocalizationDemo</RootNamespace>
+		<UseMaui>true</UseMaui>
+		<SingleProject>true</SingleProject>
+		<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+
+		<!-- Display name -->
+		<ApplicationTitle>LocalizationDemo</ApplicationTitle>
+
+		<!-- App Identifier -->
+		<ApplicationId>com.companyname.localizationdemo</ApplicationId>
+
+		<!-- Versions -->
+		<ApplicationDisplayVersion>1.0</ApplicationDisplayVersion>
+		<ApplicationVersion>1</ApplicationVersion>
+
+		<NeutralLanguage>en-US</NeutralLanguage>
+		<DefaultLanguage>en</DefaultLanguage>
+
+		<SupportedOSPlatformVersion Condition="$([MSBuild]::GetTargetPlatformIdentifier('$(TargetFramework)')) == 'ios'">11.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
+		<SupportedOSPlatformVersion Condition="$([MSBuild]::GetTargetPlatformIdentifier('$(TargetFramework)')) == 'maccatalyst'">13.1</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
+		<SupportedOSPlatformVersion Condition="$([MSBuild]::GetTargetPlatformIdentifier('$(TargetFramework)')) == 'android'">21.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
+		<SupportedOSPlatformVersion Condition="$([MSBuild]::GetTargetPlatformIdentifier('$(TargetFramework)')) == 'windows'">10.0.17763.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
+		<TargetPlatformMinVersion Condition="$([MSBuild]::GetTargetPlatformIdentifier('$(TargetFramework)')) == 'windows'">10.0.17763.0</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
+		<SupportedOSPlatformVersion Condition="$([MSBuild]::GetTargetPlatformIdentifier('$(TargetFramework)')) == 'tizen'">6.5</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+
+	<PropertyGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.Contains('-ios'))">
+		<IPhoneResourcePrefix>Platforms/iOS/Resources</IPhoneResourcePrefix>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+
+	<PropertyGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.Contains('-maccatalyst'))">
+		<IPhoneResourcePrefix>Platforms/MacCatalyst/Resources</IPhoneResourcePrefix>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+
+	<PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(TargetFramework)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|net8.0-ios|AnyCPU'">
+	  <CreatePackage>false</CreatePackage>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+	<ItemGroup>
+		<!-- App Icon -->
+		<MauiIcon Include="Resources\AppIcon\appicon.svg" ForegroundFile="Resources\AppIcon\appiconfg.svg" Color="#512BD4" />
+
+		<!-- Splash Screen -->
+		<MauiSplashScreen Include="Resources\Splash\splash.svg" Color="#512BD4" BaseSize="128,128" />
+
+		<!-- Images -->
+		<MauiImage Include="Resources\Images\*" />
+		<MauiImage Update="Resources\Images\dotnet_bot.svg" BaseSize="168,208" />
+
+		<!-- Custom Fonts -->
+		<MauiFont Include="Resources\Fonts\*" />
+
+		<!-- Raw Assets (also remove the "Resources\Raw" prefix) -->
+		<MauiAsset Include="Resources\Raw\**" LogicalName="%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)" />
+	</ItemGroup>
+
+	<ItemGroup>
+		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Maui.Controls" Version="8.0.21" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Compatibility" Version="8.0.21" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="8.0.0" />
+	</ItemGroup>
+
+	<ItemGroup>
+	  <Compile Update="Resources\Strings\AppResources.Designer.cs">
+	    <DesignTime>True</DesignTime>
+	    <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
+	    <DependentUpon>AppResources.resx</DependentUpon>
+	  </Compile>
+	  <EmbeddedResource Update="Resources\Strings\AppResources.resx">
+	    <Generator>ResXFileCodeGenerator</Generator>
+	    <LastGenOutput>AppResources.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
+	  </EmbeddedResource>
+	</ItemGroup>
+
+	<ItemGroup>
+	  <MauiXaml Update="LocalizedPage.xaml">
+	    <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
+	  </MauiXaml>
+	</ItemGroup>
+
+	<ItemGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.Contains('-android'))">
+		<AndroidResource Include="Platforms\Android\Resources\**" TargetPath="%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)" />
+	</ItemGroup>
+
+	<ItemGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.Contains('-ios'))">
+		<BundleResource Include="Platforms\iOS\Resources\**" TargetPath="%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)" />
+	</ItemGroup>
+
+	<ItemGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.Contains('-maccatalyst'))">
+		<BundleResource Include="Platforms\MacCatalyst\Resources\**" TargetPath="%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)" />
+	</ItemGroup>
+
+	<ItemGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.Contains('-windows'))">
+		<Content Include="Platforms\Windows\Assets\Images\**" TargetPath="%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)" />
+	</ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

LocalizationDemo/LocalizedPage.xaml

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<ContentPage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
+             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
+             xmlns:strings="clr-namespace:LocalizationDemo.Resources.Strings"
+             x:Class="LocalizationDemo.LocalizedPage"
+             Title="{x:Static strings:AppResources.AddButton}">
+    <VerticalStackLayout Margin="20"
+                         Spacing="6">
+        <Image Source="flag.png"
+               WidthRequest="100" />
+        <Label Text="{x:Static strings:AppResources.NotesLabel}"
+               WidthRequest="300"
+               HorizontalOptions="Center"
+               VerticalOptions="Start" />
+        <Entry Placeholder="{x:Static strings:AppResources.NotesPlaceholder}"
+               WidthRequest="300"
+               HorizontalOptions="Center"
+               VerticalOptions="Start" />
+        <Button Text="{x:Static strings:AppResources.AddButton}"
+                WidthRequest="300"
+                HorizontalOptions="Center"
+                VerticalOptions="Start" />
+    </VerticalStackLayout>
+</ContentPage>

LocalizationDemo/LocalizedPage.xaml.cs

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+namespace LocalizationDemo;
+
+public partial class LocalizedPage : ContentPage
+{
+	public LocalizedPage()
+	{
+		InitializeComponent();
+    }
+}

LocalizationDemo/MauiProgram.cs

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+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace LocalizationDemo
+{
+    public static class MauiProgram
+    {
+        public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
+        {
+            var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
+            builder
+                .UseMauiApp<App>()
+                .ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
+                {
+                    fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
+                    fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Semibold.ttf", "OpenSansSemibold");
+                });
+
+#if DEBUG
+		builder.Logging.AddDebug();
+#endif
+
+            return builder.Build();
+        }
+    }
+}

LocalizationDemo/Platforms/Android/AndroidManifest.xml

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+	<application android:allowBackup="true" android:icon="@mipmap/appicon" android:roundIcon="@mipmap/appicon_round" android:supportsRtl="true"></application>
+	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
+	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
+</manifest>

LocalizationDemo/Platforms/Android/MainActivity.cs

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+using Android.App;
+using Android.Content.PM;
+using Android.OS;
+
+namespace LocalizationDemo
+{
+    [Activity(Label = "@string/app_name", Theme = "@style/Maui.SplashTheme", MainLauncher = true, ConfigurationChanges = ConfigChanges.ScreenSize | ConfigChanges.Orientation | ConfigChanges.UiMode | ConfigChanges.ScreenLayout | ConfigChanges.SmallestScreenSize | ConfigChanges.Density)]
+    public class MainActivity : MauiAppCompatActivity
+    {
+        protected override void OnCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
+        {
+            base.OnCreate(savedInstanceState);
+
+            Window.DecorView.LayoutDirection = Android.Views.LayoutDirection.Rtl;
+        }
+    }
+}

LocalizationDemo/Platforms/Android/MainApplication.cs

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+using Android.App;
+using Android.Runtime;
+
+namespace LocalizationDemo
+{
+    [Application]
+    public class MainApplication : MauiApplication
+    {
+        public MainApplication(IntPtr handle, JniHandleOwnership ownership)
+            : base(handle, ownership)
+        {
+        }
+
+        protected override MauiApp CreateMauiApp() => MauiProgram.CreateMauiApp();
+    }
+}

LocalizationDemo/Platforms/Android/Resources/values-de/Strings.xml

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+<resources>
+    <string name="app_name">German App Name</string>    
+</resources>

LocalizationDemo/Platforms/Android/Resources/values-es/Strings.xml

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+<resources>
+    <string name="app_name">Spanish App Name</string>    
+</resources>

LocalizationDemo/Platforms/Android/Resources/values-gsw-rCH/Strings.xml

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+<resources>
+    <string name="app_name">Swiss German App Name</string>    
+</resources>

LocalizationDemo/Platforms/Android/Resources/values-ja/Strings.xml

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+<resources>
+    <string name="app_name">Japanese App Name</string>    
+</resources>

LocalizationDemo/Platforms/Android/Resources/values-ms/Strings.xml

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+<resources>
+    <string name="app_name">Malay App Name</string>    
+</resources>

LocalizationDemo/Platforms/Android/Resources/values-pt-rBR/Strings.xml

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+<resources>
+    <string name="app_name">Brazilian Portguese App Name</string>    
+</resources>

LocalizationDemo/Platforms/Android/Resources/values-pt/Strings.xml

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+<resources>
+    <string name="app_name">Portugese App Name</string>    
+</resources>

LocalizationDemo/Platforms/Android/Resources/values-zh-rCN/Strings.xml

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+<resources>
+    <string name="app_name">Chinese App Name</string>    
+</resources>

LocalizationDemo/Platforms/Android/Resources/values-zh-rTW/Strings.xml

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+<resources>
+    <string name="app_name">Taiwan Chinese App Name</string>    
+</resources>

LocalizationDemo/Platforms/Android/Resources/values/Strings.xml

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+<resources>
+    <!-- French -->
+    <string name="app_name">English App Name</string>    
+</resources>

LocalizationDemo/Platforms/Android/Resources/values/colors.xml

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+    <color name="colorPrimary">#512BD4</color>
+    <color name="colorPrimaryDark">#2B0B98</color>
+    <color name="colorAccent">#2B0B98</color>
+</resources>

LocalizationDemo/Platforms/MacCatalyst/AppDelegate.cs

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+using Foundation;
+
+namespace LocalizationDemo
+{
+    [Register("AppDelegate")]
+    public class AppDelegate : MauiUIApplicationDelegate
+    {
+        protected override MauiApp CreateMauiApp() => MauiProgram.CreateMauiApp();
+    }
+}