@Html.Kendo().Culture() doesn't seem to work properly

[Brad]

I'm using kendo Telerik.UI.for.AspNet.Mvc5 version 2016.2.607 in .net 452

i have my culture type in web.config set as:

<globalization uiCulture="de" culture="de-DE" />

if i use the following code to localize my website, it works fine (see 'first.png')

<script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/kendo/2016.2.607/cultures/kendo.culture." + System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.Name + ".min.js")"></script>
        <script type="text/javascript">
            $(document).ready(function () {
                kendo.culture("@System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.Name");
            });
        </script>

if i remove that code and use @Html.Kendo().Culture() instead, i en-US date values (see 'second.png')

if i do a view source, the @Html.Kendo().Culture() seems to be working fine, see below.

<script>kendo.cultures["de-DE"]={name:"de-DE",numberFormat:{pattern:["-n"],decimals:2,",":".",".":",",groupSize:[3],percent:{pattern:["-n %","n %"],decimals:2,",":".",".":",",groupSize:[3],symbol:"%"},currency:{pattern:["-n $","n $"],decimals:2,",":".",".":",",groupSize:[3],symbol:"€"}},calendars:{standard:{days:{names:["Sonntag","Montag","Dienstag","Mittwoch","Donnerstag","Freitag","Samstag"],namesAbbr:["So","Mo","Di","Mi","Do","Fr","Sa"],namesShort:["So","Mo","Di","Mi","Do","Fr","Sa"]},months:{names:["Januar","Februar","März","April","Mai","Juni","Juli","August","September","Oktober","November","Dezember"],namesAbbr:["Jan","Feb","Mrz","Apr","Mai","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Okt","Nov","Dez"]},AM:[""],PM:[""],patterns:{d:"dd.MM.yyyy",D:"dddd, d. MMMM yyyy",F:"dddd, d. MMMM yyyy HH:mm:ss",g:"dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm",G:"dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss",m:"d. MMMM",M:"d. MMMM",s:"yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss",t:"HH:mm",T:"HH:mm:ss",u:"yyyy'-'MM'-'dd HH':'mm':'ss'Z'",y:"MMMM yyyy",Y:"MMMM yyyy"},"/":".",":":":",firstDay:1}}};</script>

what am i missing?

[Daniel]

Hello Brad,

Have you included the code to set the current culture?

<script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function () {
        kendo.culture("@System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.Name");
    });
</script>

The Kendo.Culture() helper will only output the culture script. It will not set the culture as current.

Regards,
Daniel
Telerik by Progress

 

 

[Brad]

Ah, i didn't get that at all from http://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/aspnet-mvc/globalization .  Thanks, it works correctly now.  What about validators?  I shouldn't need to do scripts like:

$.validator.addMethod('date',<br>               function (value, element) {<br>                   return this.optional(element) || kendo.parseDate(value)<br>               });

anymore, right?  Plus, i also shouldn't need to set the culture of kendo objects either, like:

@Html.Kendo().DateTimePickerFor(m => m.ProjectEndDate).Culture(System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.Name)

?  I should be able to leave the 'culture' section out of the datetimepicker?  Or is that not how it works?

[Daniel]

Hello again,

You will still need the code for the jQuery validation. The current kendo culture is used by default only by the kendo validator. I am not sure if I understand why was setting the culture specifically to the DateTimePicker helper needed. It uses the formats from the current .NET culture by default.

Regards,
Daniel
Telerik by Progress