Configure a command for a specific locale
CulturalSamples\CultureCommand.cs
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using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Resources;
using System.Reflection;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.BaseClasses;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.CATIDs;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Display;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto;

namespace VBCSharpCultureSample
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Summary description for Command1.
    /// </summary>
    [Guid("9a57ce53-8bd2-43a7-b8ff-db07d6d925f6")]
    [ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.None)]
    [ProgId("VBCSharpCultureSample.CultureCommand")]
    public sealed class CultureCommand : BaseCommand
    {
        #region COM Registration Function(s)
        [ComRegisterFunction()]
        [ComVisible(false)]
        static void RegisterFunction(Type registerType)
        {
            // Required for ArcGIS Component Category Registrar support
            ArcGISCategoryRegistration(registerType);

            //
            // TODO: Add any COM registration code here
            //
        }

        [ComUnregisterFunction()]
        [ComVisible(false)]
        static void UnregisterFunction(Type registerType)
        {
            // Required for ArcGIS Component Category Registrar support
            ArcGISCategoryUnregistration(registerType);

            //
            // TODO: Add any COM unregistration code here
            //
        }

        #region ArcGIS Component Category Registrar generated code
        /// <summary>
        /// Required method for ArcGIS Component Category registration -
        /// Do not modify the contents of this method with the code editor.
        /// </summary>
        private static void ArcGISCategoryRegistration(Type registerType)
        {
            string regKey = string.Format("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\{{{0}}}", registerType.GUID);
            ControlsCommands.Register(regKey);

        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Required method for ArcGIS Component Category unregistration -
        /// Do not modify the contents of this method with the code editor.
        /// </summary>
        private static void ArcGISCategoryUnregistration(Type registerType)
        {
            string regKey = string.Format("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\{{{0}}}", registerType.GUID);
            ControlsCommands.Unregister(regKey);

        }

        #endregion
        #endregion

        private IHookHelper m_pHookHelper;

        public CultureCommand()
        {

            ResourceManager rm = new ResourceManager("VBCSharpCultureSample.Resources", Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly());
            base.m_bitmap = (System.Drawing.Bitmap)rm.GetObject("CommandImage");

            base.m_message = (string)rm.GetString("CommandMessage");
            base.m_toolTip = (string)rm.GetString("CommandToolTip");
            base.m_caption = (string)rm.GetString("CommandCaption");
            base.m_category = "CustomCommands";
            base.m_name = "CustomCommands_CultureCommand";

        }

        #region Overriden Class Methods

        /// <summary>
        /// Occurs when this command is created
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="hook">Instance of the application</param>
        public override void OnCreate(object hook)
        {
            if (m_pHookHelper == null)
                m_pHookHelper = new HookHelperClass();

            m_pHookHelper.Hook = hook;

        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Occurs when this command is clicked
        /// </summary>
        public override void OnClick()
        {
            //This button simply tells the user which culture and regional language the application
            //employs when it is running.

            //Acquire the Thread Culture Name
            string m_culture;
            m_culture = "Culture = " + System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture.DisplayName.ToString();

            //Acquire the Regional Language string
            string m_language;
            m_language = "The culture of this application employs the '"
            + System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture.Name.ToString()
            + "' regional and language code " + Environment.NewLine;

            //Acquire the Timestamp format
            string m_datetime;
            m_datetime = "with the following timestamp format: "
            + System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture.DateTimeFormat.FullDateTimePattern.ToString();

            //Write the message to the MessageBox
            string m_message;
            m_message = m_language + m_datetime;
            System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(m_message, m_culture);
        }

        #endregion
    }
}