To customize framework model binding error messages, you need to set custom accessors for different error message accessors of ModelBindingMessageProvider.

Example

Here you can download a full source code of what is described in this post. The repository contains example for ASP.NET Core 2.0 (VS 2017.3) and ASP.NET Core 1.1 (VS 2015):

• r-aghaei/AspNetCoreLocalizationSample

Also here you can see the example, live:

• aspnetcorelocalizationsample.azurewebsites.net

Default Error Messages

These are default error messages which the framework shows when model binding to a property fails:

MissingBindRequiredValueAccessor    A value for the '{0}' property was not provided.
MissingKeyOrValueAccessor           A value is required.
ValueMustNotBeNullAccessor          The value '{0}' is invalid. 
AttemptedValueIsInvalidAccessor     The value '{0}' is not valid for {1}.
UnknownValueIsInvalidAccessor       The supplied value is invalid for {0}.
ValueIsInvalidAccessor              The value '{0}' is invalid.
ValueMustBeANumberAccessor          The field {0} must be a number.

In addition to above messages, ASP.NET Core 2.0 have these messages as well:

MissingRequestBodyRequiredValueAccessor       A non-empty request body is required.
NonPropertyAttemptedValueIsInvalidAccessor    The value '{0}' is not valid.
NonPropertyUnknownValueIsInvalidAccessor      The supplied value is invalid.
NonPropertyValueMustBeANumberAccessor         The field must be a number.

Localize ASP.NET Core Model Binding Error Messages

To localize ASP.NET Core model binding error messages, follow these steps:

1. Create Resource File – Create a resource file under Resources folder in your solution and name the file ModelBindingMessages.fa.resx. The name can be anything else but we will use it to create a localizer. In the example, I used fa (Persian) culture.

2. Add Resource Keys – Open the resource file and add keys and values which you want to use for localizing error messages. I used keys and values like below image:

   

   Keys which I used are like original messages, except the key for ValueMustNotBeNull which was the same as ValueIsInvalid, so I used Null value is invalid. for it.

3. Configure Options – In ConfigureServices method, when adding Mvc, configure its options to set message accessors for ModelBindingMessageProvider:

   public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
   {
       services.AddLocalization(options => { options.ResourcesPath = "Resources"; });
       services.AddMvc(options =>
       {
           var F = services.BuildServiceProvider().GetService<IStringLocalizerFactory>();
           var L = F.Create("ModelBindingMessages", "AspNetCoreLocalizationSample");
           options.ModelBindingMessageProvider.ValueIsInvalidAccessor =
               (x) => L["The value '{0}' is invalid.", x];
           options.ModelBindingMessageProvider.ValueMustBeANumberAccessor =
               (x) => L["The field {0} must be a number.", x];
           options.ModelBindingMessageProvider.MissingBindRequiredValueAccessor =
               (x) => L["A value for the '{0}' property was not provided.", x];
           options.ModelBindingMessageProvider.AttemptedValueIsInvalidAccessor =
               (x, y) => L["The value '{0}' is not valid for {1}.", x, y];
           options.ModelBindingMessageProvider.MissingKeyOrValueAccessor =
               () => L["A value is required."];
           options.ModelBindingMessageProvider.UnknownValueIsInvalidAccessor =
               (x) => L["The supplied value is invalid for {0}.", x];
           options.ModelBindingMessageProvider.ValueMustNotBeNullAccessor =
               (x) => L["Null value is invalid.", x];
       })
       .AddDataAnnotationsLocalization()
       .AddViewLocalization();
       services.Configure<RequestLocalizationOptions>(options =>
       {
           var supportedCultures = new[]{new CultureInfo("en"), new CultureInfo("fa")};
           options.DefaultRequestCulture = new RequestCulture("en", "en");
           options.SupportedCultures = supportedCultures;
           options.SupportedUICultures = supportedCultures;
       });
   }
   

   Also add this code at beginning of Configure method:

   var supportedCultures = new[] { new CultureInfo("en"), new CultureInfo("fa") };
   app.UseRequestLocalization(new RequestLocalizationOptions()
   {
       DefaultRequestCulture = new RequestCulture(new CultureInfo("en")),
       SupportedCultures = supportedCultures,
       SupportedUICultures = supportedCultures
   });
   

Important Note for ASP.NET Core 2.0

In ASP.NET Core 2.0, model binding message provider properties has got
read only, but a setter method for each property has been added.

For example, to set
ValueIsInvalidAccessor, you should use SetValueIsInvalidAccessor()
method this way:

options.ModelBindingMessageProvider.SetValueIsInvalidAccessor (
    (x) => L["The value '{0}' is invalid.", x]);