I must be missing something here, but when using the Localization and Messaging Editor, how do I search for a value or key? In Visual Studio in the Forms Designer, it's possible to right-click on a control and get the search key or value functionality. Where is this in the actual Localization Editor?



Thanks,

Derek

Unless you are dynamically changing the panel names, then this is totally possible. You would just entry it as a string:

Well, I'm not dynamically changing the panel names, I just really hate things like this as constants. So what you suggest is exactly what I was attempting to avoid. What does happen a lot during development is that I might change the name of the control (in this case the panel page) and in VB the automatic refactoring just handles it (the case statement is updated). With this (string contants) I'd have to remember to go fix it. Likely I wouldn't remember and I'd have to track down the bug. Hopefully they'll update this soon in C# (as they've stated that VB and C# will be equivalent languages, with features being introduced in both at the same time...not sure it applies to this but a guy can hope). Oh well. At this point I mostly prefer to work in C#, but I'm more convinced now that which language you choose is really just a preference (except for the stupid compile all the time thing with vb). Thanks for the info.

Well, when you are in the middle of development and changing names, OK. But if you go back in after this is working and start changing names then that is like playing Russian Roulette. The very same argument could be made for any single piece of code that has a string key, dictionary, etc. So while you may refactor your code while developing it you would also still recall this needs to be modified. But if you are changing "keys" after this code is already working, then you obviously would have a good reason, but this really should be a moot point. But that is just my point of view.