Globalization

21 Dec 20228 minutes to read

Localization

Localization library allows you to localize the default text content of the In-place Editor to different cultures using the locale property. In-place Editor following keys will be localize based on culture.

Locale key en-US (default)
save Close
cancel Cancel
loadingText Loading…
editIcon Click to edit
editAreaClick Click to edit
editAreaDoubleClick Double click to edit

To load translation object in an application use load function of L10n class. In the following sample, French culture is set to In-place Editor and change the tooltip text.

<div id='container'>
    <table class="table-section">
        <tr>
            <td> EditableOn: </td>
            <td>
                <ejs-dropdownlist id="dropDown" width="auto" dataSource="ViewBag.editableOnData" change="onChange" value="ViewBag.value" placeholder="Select edit type"></ejs-dropdownlist>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class="sample-td"> Enter your name: </td>
            <td class="sample-td">
                <ejs-inplaceeditor id="element" mode="Inline" model="ViewBag.model" value="ViewBag.inplaceValue" locale="fr-BE">
                </ejs-inplaceeditor>
            </td>
        </tr>
    </table>
</div>

<style>
    #loader {
        color: #008cff;
        height: 40px;
        left: 45%;
        position: absolute;
        top: 45%;
        width: 30%;
    }

    .table-section {
        margin: 0 auto;
    }

    tr td:first-child {
        text-align: right;
        padding-right: 20px;
    }

    .sample-td {
        padding-top: 10px;
        min-width: 230px;
        height: 100px;
    }
</style>
<script>
 window.onload = function () {
    ej.base.L10n.load({
        'fr-BE': {
            'inplace-editor': {
                'save': 'enregistrer',
                'cancel': 'Annuler',
                'loadingText': 'Chargement...',
                'editIcon': 'Cliquez pour éditer',
                'editAreaClick': 'Cliquez pour éditer',
                'editAreaDoubleClick': 'Double-cliquez pour éditer'
            }
        }
    });
 };
    function onChange(e) {
        var editObj = document.getElementById('element').ej2_instances[0];
        var editType = e.itemData.value;
        editObj.editableOn = editType;
        editObj.dataBind();
    }
</script>
public class HomeController : Controller
{
    public ActionResult Index()
    {
        ViewBag.model = new { placeholder = "Enter some text" };
        ViewBag.editableOnData = new string[] { "Click", "DblClick", "EditIconClick" };
        ViewBag.value = "Click";
        ViewBag.inplaceValue = "Andrew";
        return View();
    }
}

The output will be as follows.

editable

Right to left

Specifies the direction of the In-place Editor control using the enableRtl property. For writing systems that require it like Arabic, Hebrew, etc., the direction can be switched to right-to-left.

NOTE

It will not change based on the locale property.

<div id='container'>
    <span class="content-title"> Enter your name: </span>
    <ejs-inplaceeditor id="element" mode="Inline" value="ViewBag.value" enableRtl="true">
    </ejs-inplaceeditor>
</div>
<style>
    #container {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        align-items: center;
        height: 80px;
    }

    #element {
        width: 150px;
    }

    .content-title {
        font-weight: 500;
        margin-right: 20px;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
    }
</style>
public class HomeController : Controller
{
    public ActionResult Index()
    {
        ViewBag.value = "Andrew";
        return View();
    }
}

The output will be as follows.

default

Format

Formatting is a way of representing the value in different format. You can format the following mentioned controls with its format property, when it passed through the In-place Editor model property.

  • DatePicker
  • DateRangePicker
  • DateTimePicker
  • NumericTextBox
  • Slider
  • TimePicker
<div id='container'>
    <span class="content-title"> Select date: </span>
    <ejs-inplaceeditor id="element" type="Date" model="ViewBag.model" value="ViewBag.value">
    </ejs-inplaceeditor>
</div>

<style>
    #container {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
    }

    .content-title {
        font-weight: 500;
        margin-right: 20px;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
    }
</style>
public class HomeController : Controller
{
    public ActionResult Index()
    {
        ViewBag.value = new DateTime(2018, 11, 23);
        ViewBag.model = new { placeholder = "Select date", format = "yyyy-MM-dd" };
        return View();
    }
}

The output will be as follows.

format