CultureInfo class
The CultureInfo class from the System.Globalization namespace. The
CultureInfo class contains culture-specific information, such as the language,
country/region, calendar, and cultural conventions. The
CultureInfo class specifies a unique name for each
culture. you can set the Culture property of the page, like this:
<%@
Page Language="vb"
Culture="en-US" %>
If you run the example now, you will get the output "English (United States)",
which is the language of English, with a specific US culture.
GetCultures method
GetCultures method to retrieve a complete list of all cultures.
.ASPX code
Now taking a DropDownList control on the form.
<div>
<span><strong>Select
Country :</strong></span>
<asp:DropDownList ID="ddl" runat="server" BackColor="#3399FF"
ForeColor="#66FF66">
</asp:DropDownList>
</div>
Now call this GetCountry method on your page load that will bind and display
countries in the DropDownList.
Imports
System.Globalization
Public Class
WebForm1
Inherits System.Web.UI.Page
Public Function
GetCountry() As List(Of String)
Dim list As New
List(Of
String)()
Dim cultures As CultureInfo() =
CultureInfo.GetCultures(CultureTypes.InstalledWin32Cultures
Or
CultureTypes.SpecificCultures)
For Each
info As CultureInfo In cultures
Dim info2 As New
RegionInfo(info.LCID)
If Not
list.Contains(info2.EnglishName) Then
list.Add(info2.EnglishName)
End If
Next
Return list
End Function
Protected Sub
Page_Load(ByVal sender
As Object,
ByVal e As
System.EventArgs)
Handles Me.Load
ddl.DataSource =
GetCountry()
ddl.DataBind()
ddl.Items.Insert(0, "Select")
End Sub
End Class
Now run the application and test it. This will show all the country that are
bind with DropDownList.
Figure1