# Localization

To localize **RadGanttView** to display control text and messages in a specific language:

1. Start by creating a descendant of the **GanttViewLocalizationProvider** class.

2. Override the **GetLocalizedString(string id)** method and provide a translation for the texts. If a translation is not provided, the default value will be returned. This behavior is guaranteed by the call to the **base GetLocalizedString** method in the default clause of the switch statement in the example.

Below is a sample implementation of an English localization provider:

```C#
public class MyEnglishGanttViewLocalizationProvider : GanttViewLocalizationProvider
{
    public override string GetLocalizedString(string id)
    {
        switch (id)
        {
            case GanttViewStringId.ContextMenuAdd:
                return "&Add";
            case GanttViewStringId.ContextMenuAddChild:
                return "Add &Child";
            case GanttViewStringId.ContextMenuAddSibling:
                return "Add &Sibling";
            case GanttViewStringId.ContextMenuDelete:
                return "&Delete";
            case GanttViewStringId.ContextMenuProgress:
                return "&Progress";
            case "TimelineWeek":
                return "Week";
        }

        return string.Empty;
    }
}
```

```VB.NET
Public Class MyEnglishGanttViewLocalizationProvider
    Inherits GanttViewLocalizationProvider
    Public Overrides Function GetLocalizedString(id As String) As String
        Select Case id
            Case GanttViewStringId.ContextMenuAdd
                Return "&Add"
            Case GanttViewStringId.ContextMenuAddChild
                Return "Add &Child"
            Case GanttViewStringId.ContextMenuAddSibling
                Return "Add &Sibling"
            Case GanttViewStringId.ContextMenuDelete
                Return "&Delete"
            Case GanttViewStringId.ContextMenuProgress
                Return "&Progress"
            Case "TimelineWeek"
                Return "Week"
        End Select

        Return String.Empty
    End Function
End Class
```

To apply the custom localization provider, instantiate and assign it to the current localization provider:

```C#
GanttViewLocalizationProvider.CurrentProvider = new MyEnglishGanttViewLocalizationProvider();
```

```VB.NET
GanttViewLocalizationProvider.CurrentProvider = New MyEnglishGanttViewLocalizationProvider()
```