Reporting - Localization (v20.1)

As you may already know, our upcoming release (v20.1) includes built-in support for report content localization. You and your users can now quickly translate reports in both desktop and web applications and transfer culture-related settings with your report layout. New Localization related features include:

• Reports localization support for the DevExpress End-User Report Designer across all supported platforms.

• Reports localization support within our Visual Studio Report Designer.

• Built-in Localization Editor to help you populate our new XtraReport.LocalizationItems collection. This collection stores localized strings and other culture-related settings. It is always serialized alongside your report layout.

• Our End-User Report Designers can use a culture specified in a report’s internal Language property and ignore an application’s regional settings when generating a report’s print preview. This allows users to validate report rendering as if it was localized.

• Use the XtraReport.ApplyLocalization method to change a report’s language at runtime. You can create a report parameter to help manage language settings - as illustrated in the following image

Now, handle the XtraReport.BeforePrint event to call the XtraReport.ApplyLocalization method and pass the parameter value to it:

private void XtraReport_BeforePrint(object sender, System.Drawing.Printing.PrintEventArgs e) { 
                ApplyLocalization(language.Value.ToString());         
} 

Once complete, your users will be able to switch parameters and view localized reports within the document viewer:

I’ll stop here and encourage you to visit our YouTube channel to learn more about our new Localization Editor.

You can download the video’s script using the following URL: Report Localization Video Script.

As always, we welcome your thoughts. Please comment below and let us know what you think of this new feature.