make a .resx file

   

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Resources;


public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        ResXResourceWriter w = new ResXResourceWriter(@"C:ResXForm.resx");
        Image i = new Bitmap("happyDude.bmp");
        w.AddResource("happyDude", i);
        w.AddResource("welcomeString", "Hello new resource format!");

        w.Generate();
        w.Close();

        // Make a new *.resources file.
        ResourceWriter rw = new ResourceWriter(@"C:myResources.resources");

        // Add 1 image and 1 string.
        rw.AddResource("happyDude", new Bitmap("happyDude.bmp"));
        rw.AddResource("welcomeString", "Hello new resource format!");
        rw.Generate();
        rw.Close();
    }
}
           
          


Resource file generator

   



using System;
using System.Resources;
class LanguageResourceWriter {
    public static void WriteEnglishResources() {
        ResourceWriter rw = new ResourceWriter("Eng.resources");
        rw.AddResource("Greeting", "Hello");
        rw.AddResource("Program Name", "AAA");
        rw.AddResource("Author", "T");

        rw.Close();
    }
    public static void WriteSpanishResources() {
        ResourceWriter rw = new ResourceWriter("Span.resources");
        rw.AddResource("Greeting", "Hola");
        rw.AddResource("Program Name", "BBB");
        rw.AddResource("Author", "FFF");

        rw.Close();
    }
    public static void WriteFrenchResources() {
        ResourceWriter rw = new ResourceWriter("French.resources");
        rw.AddResource("Greeting", "Bonjour");
        rw.AddResource("Program Name", "DDD");
        rw.AddResource("Author", "EEE");

        rw.Close();
    }

    public static void Main() {
        WriteEnglishResources();
        WriteSpanishResources();
        WriteFrenchResources();
    }
}
           
          


Make a new *.resources file.

   


using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Resources;


public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        ResourceWriter rw = new ResourceWriter(@"C:myResources.resources");

        // Add 1 image and 1 string.
        rw.AddResource("happyDude", new Bitmap("happyDude.bmp"));
        rw.AddResource("welcomeString", "Hello new resource format!");
        rw.Generate();
        rw.Close();
    }
}
           
          


Check the key in a .resources file

   


using System;
using System.Resources;
using System.Collections;

public class MainClass {
    public static void DisplayGreeting(string resName) {
        try {
            ResourceReader reader = new ResourceReader(resName + ".resources");
            IDictionaryEnumerator dict = reader.GetEnumerator();
            while (dict.MoveNext()) {
                string s = (string)dict.Key;
                if (s == "Greeting")
                    Console.WriteLine("{0}", dict.Value);
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            Console.WriteLine("Exception creating manager {0}", e);
            return;
        }
    }

    public static void Main(string[] args) {
        DisplayGreeting(args[0]);
    }
}

           
          


Reading resources

using System;
using System.Resources;
using System.Collections;

public class MainClass {
public static void DumpResources(string resName) {
ResourceReader reader = new ResourceReader(resName);
IDictionaryEnumerator en = reader.GetEnumerator();
while (en.MoveNext()) {
Console.WriteLine(“Resource Name: [{0}] = {1}”, en.Key, en.Value);
}
reader.Close();
}

public static void DumpAResource(string resName, string keyName) {
try {
ResourceManager rMgr = new ResourceManager(resName,
System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly());
Console.WriteLine(“Resource: {0}”, rMgr.GetString(keyName));
} catch (Exception e) {
Console.WriteLine(“Exception creating manager {0}”, e);
return;
}
}

public static void Main(string[] args) {
for (int i = 0; i < args.Length; ++i) DumpAResource("English", args[i]); DumpResources("English1.resources"); } } [/csharp]

Reading from a String Resource


   

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Resources;
using System.Reflection;
   
public class MainForm
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        ResourceManager FormResources = new ResourceManager("StringTable", Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly());
        string          Message;
        
        Message = FormResources.GetString("Message");
        MessageBox.Show(Message);
    }
}