how to change URL in multi language web site- Asp.Net MVC

Question

I am working on multi language web site. it works fine with each IP_Address, the problem is that I want to make the URL changed after it renders, in the way it shows whats the language code in the URL. here is my route config

namespace global_vrf
{
 public class RouteConfig
 {
 public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes)
 {
 routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}");
 routes.MapRoute(
 name: "Default",
 url: "{language}/{controller}/{action}/{id}",
 defaults: new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional, language="" }
 );
 }
 }
} 

and this is my controller:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using System.Globalization;
using global_vrf.GeoIpService;
namespace global_vrf.Controllers
{
 public class HomeController : Controller
 {
 public ActionResult Index(string language)
 {
 if (language!="") 
 {
 Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture(language);
 Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = new CultureInfo(language);
 }
 else if(language=="") 
 {
 try
 {
 string userIpAddress = this.Request.UserHostAddress;
 ViewBag.userIpAddress = userIpAddress;
 GeoIPService service = new GeoIPService();
 GeoIP output = service.GetGeoIP(userIpAddress);
 ViewBag.userIpAddress = userIpAddress;
 var country_name = output.CountryName;
 ViewBag.cnam = country_name;
 var country_code = output.CountryCode;
 ViewBag.ccode = country_code;
 if (country_code == "FRA")
 {
 language = "fr-FR";
 }
 //and I will check the other languages here
 }
 catch
 {
 string userIpAddress = "209.95.51.176";
 ViewBag.userIpAddress = userIpAddress;
 GeoIPService service = new GeoIPService();
 GeoIP output = service.GetGeoIP(userIpAddress);
 ViewBag.userIpAddress = userIpAddress;
 var country_name = output.CountryName;
 ViewBag.cnam = country_name;
 var country_code = output.CountryCode;
 ViewBag.ccode = country_code;
 language = "en-us";
 }
 }

Appreciate any help. thanks

Answer 1

Use attribute routing in mvc

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using System.Globalization;
using global_vrf.GeoIpService;
namespace global_vrf.Controllers
{
RoutePrefix("Example Name")]
 public class HomeController : Controller
 {
 public ActionResult Index(string language)
 {
 if (language!="") 
 {
 Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture(language);
 Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = new CultureInfo(language);
 }
 else if(language=="") 
 {
 try
 {
 string userIpAddress = this.Request.UserHostAddress;
 ViewBag.userIpAddress = userIpAddress;
 GeoIPService service = new GeoIPService();
 GeoIP output = service.GetGeoIP(userIpAddress);
 ViewBag.userIpAddress = userIpAddress;
 var country_name = output.CountryName;
 ViewBag.cnam = country_name;
 var country_code = output.CountryCode;
 ViewBag.ccode = country_code;
 if (country_code == "FRA")
 {
 language = "fr-FR";
 }
 //and I will check the other languages here
 }
 catch
 {
 string userIpAddress = "209.95.51.176";
 ViewBag.userIpAddress = userIpAddress;
 GeoIPService service = new GeoIPService();
 GeoIP output = service.GetGeoIP(userIpAddress);
 ViewBag.userIpAddress = userIpAddress;
 var country_name = output.CountryName;
 ViewBag.cnam = country_name;
 var country_code = output.CountryCode;
 ViewBag.ccode = country_code;
 language = "en-us";
 }
 }

• neda Derakhshesh: thanks for your care. it has an error Error 1 A namespace cannot directly contain members such as fields or methods .how does it work then?need some explain if possible
• NIts577: RoutePrefix[("admin/index")]. And above action route[("index")] and it's works only in MVC 5
• neda Derakhshesh: I think that's not useful for me that much because my language is going to be set on my index action not before
• neda Derakhshesh: i think my codes are complicated. I will work more on it. any way thanks