using System;
using System.Resources;
class LanguageResourceWriter {
public static void WriteEnglishResources()
{
ResourceWriter rw = new ResourceWriter("Eng.resources");
rw.AddResource("Greeting", "Hello");
rw.Generate();
rw.Close();
}
public static void WriteSpanishResources()
{
ResourceWriter rw = new ResourceWriter("Span.resources");
rw.AddResource("Greeting", "Hola");
rw.Generate();
rw.Close();
}
public static void WriteFrenchResources()
{
ResourceWriter rw = new ResourceWriter("French.resources");
rw.AddResource("Greeting", "Bonjour");
rw.Generate();
rw.Close();
}
public static void Main()
{
WriteEnglishResources();
WriteSpanishResources();
WriteFrenchResources();
}
}
Development Class
Writing a resource file programmatically
using System;
using System.Resources;
class Test {
public static void Main() {
ResourceWriter rw = new ResourceWriter("English.resources");
rw.AddResource("Name", "Test");
rw.AddResource("Ver", 1.0 );
rw.AddResource("Author", "www.kutayzorlu.com/java2s/com");
rw.Generate();
rw.Close();
}
}
Save and read value from resx resource file
using System;
using System.Resources;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Resources;
class ResourceGenerator
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
ResXResourceWriter w = new ResXResourceWriter("ResXForm.resx");
Image i = new Bitmap("winter.jpg");
w.AddResource("myImage", i);
w.AddResource("welcomeString", "www.kutayzorlu.com/java2s/com");
w.Generate();
w.Close();
// Make a resx reader.
ResXResourceReader r = new ResXResourceReader("ResXForm.resx");
IDictionaryEnumerator en = r.GetEnumerator();
while (en.MoveNext())
{
Console.WriteLine("Value:" + en.Value.ToString(), "Key: " + en.Key.ToString());
}
r.Close();
}
}
Save and load image from resource file
using System;
using System.Resources;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Reflection;
class ResourceGenerator
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
ResourceWriter rw;
rw = new ResourceWriter("myResources.resources");
rw.AddResource("anImage", new Bitmap("winter.jpg"));
rw.AddResource("welcomeString", "www.kutayzorlu.com/java2s/com");
rw.Generate();
try
{
ResourceManager rm = new ResourceManager ("myResources", Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly());
PictureBox p = new PictureBox();
Bitmap b = (Bitmap)rm.GetObject("anImage");
p.Image = (Image)b;
p.Height = b.Height;
p.Width = b.Width;
p.Location = new Point(10, 10);
// Load string resource.
Label label1 = new Label();
label1.Location = new Point(50, 10);
label1.Font = new Font( label1.Font.FontFamily, 12, FontStyle.Bold);
label1.AutoSize = true;
label1.Text = rm.GetString("welcomeString");
// Build a Form to show the resources.
Form f = new Form();
f.Height = 100;
f.Width = 370;
f.Text = "These resources are embedded in the assembly!";
// Add controls & show Form.
f.Controls.Add(p);
f.Controls.Add(label1);
f.ShowDialog();
}
catch(Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
}
}
}
Generate resource file with image
using System;
using System.Resources;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Reflection;
class ResourceGenerator
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
ResourceWriter rw;
rw = new ResourceWriter("myResources.resources");
rw.AddResource("anImage", new Bitmap("winter.jpg"));
rw.AddResource("welcomeString", "www.kutayzorlu.com/java2s/com");
rw.Generate();
}
}
Save Image file to resource file
using System;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Resources;
using System.Collections;
using System.Drawing;
class Class1 {
static void Main(string[] args) {
ResXResourceWriter RwX = new ResXResourceWriter("Java2s.resx");
RwX.AddResource("key 1", "First value");
RwX.AddResource("key 2", "Second value");
RwX.AddResource("key 3", "Third value");
// add an image to the resource file
Image img = Image.FromFile("winter.jpg");
RwX.AddResource("winter.jpg", img);
RwX.Generate();
RwX.Close();
ResXResourceReader RrX = new ResXResourceReader("Java2s.resx");
IDictionaryEnumerator RrEn = RrX.GetEnumerator();
while (RrEn.MoveNext())
{
Console.WriteLine("Name: {0} - Value: {1}",
RrEn.Key.ToString().PadRight(10, ' '),
RrEn.Value);
}
RrX.Close();
}
}
ResX Resource Writer
using System;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Resources;
using System.Collections;
using System.Drawing;
class Class1 {
static void Main(string[] args) {
ResXResourceWriter RwX = new ResXResourceWriter("Java2s.resx");
RwX.AddResource("key 1", "First value");
RwX.AddResource("key 2", "Second value");
RwX.AddResource("key 3", "Third value");
// add an image to the resource file
Image img = Image.FromFile("winter.jpg");
RwX.AddResource("winter.jpg", img);
RwX.Generate();
RwX.Close();
ResXResourceReader RrX = new ResXResourceReader("Java2s.resx");
IDictionaryEnumerator RrEn = RrX.GetEnumerator();
while (RrEn.MoveNext())
{
Console.WriteLine("Name: {0} - Value: {1}",
RrEn.Key.ToString().PadRight(10, ' '),
RrEn.Value);
}
RrX.Close();
}
}