How to check if culture exists in .NET
.net, c#, globalization
Solution
I think there's no such method. So you could just `try-catch` or check all installed cultures:
string cultureCode = "de-DE";
CultureInfo[] cultures = CultureInfo.GetCultures(CultureTypes.AllCultures & ~CultureTypes.NeutralCultures);
var culture = cultures.FirstOrDefault(c => c.Name.Equals(cultureCode, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
if (culture == null)
{
culture = cultures.FirstOrDefault(c => c.Name.Equals(DefaultCultureCode, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
if (culture == null)
culture = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture;
}
But i would prefer the `try-catch`, i'm sure it is more efficient.
public bool TryGetCultureInfo(string cultureCode, string DefaultCultureCode, out CultureInfo culture)
{
try
{
culture = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(cultureCode);
return true;
} catch(CultureNotFoundException)
{
if (DefaultCultureCode == null)
culture = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture;
else
{
try
{
culture = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(DefaultCultureCode);
} catch (CultureNotFoundException)
{
culture = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture;
}
}
}
return false;
}
Problem
I have this code, when I try to get not existed culture I get exception. Is there exists method like `TryGetCultureInfo`, which return `bool` value? I don't want to use `try-catch` statement ``` CultureInfo culture = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(cultureCode); if (culture == null) { culture = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(DefaultCultureCode); } ```