asp.net mvc where to set default culture?

Question

For multilingual asp.net mvc web site.

Where should i set thread's culture to default language (which is tr-TR for my case), in addition i need to save this in cookie if it does not exists. in Application_Start() or else ?

I have multiple sites(domains), so i need to change default language site specific.

 example.com must set default culture to tr-TR
 example2.com must set default culture to en-US

Answer 1

You can set culture in Application_AcquireRequestState:

protected void Application_AcquireRequestState(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    // A Cookie
    string cookie = HttpContext.Current.Request.Cookies["culture"].Value;

    Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(cookie);
    Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(cookie);
}

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Answer 2

Try it setting in web.config

<configuration>
    <system.web>
        <globalization uiCulture="en-GB" culture="en-GB" />
    </system.web>
</configuration>

this is a more generic way to set the culture...