How do I change localization in C# on Windows Phone?

Question

I have my Resource files with 2 languages and my app already reads the values of one of them. I would like to be able to change the language of my app (use the other resource file) in C# instead of changing the language of the whole phone in Settings.

Is this possible? If so, how?

Answer 1

In App.xaml.cs, in the InitializePhoneApplication method:

private void InitializePhoneApplication()
{
    Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new CultureInfo("fr-FR");
    Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture;
    .......
}

The limitation is that it needs to be in the app initialization, so if the user changes the language, a restart will be required for it to take effect.