How to use embedded Resource in WPF

NOTE: do not confuse the embedded resource and the Resource in WPF. Embedded Resource is an old term that is used in Windows Form application, while the Resource is used in WPF.

 

Please see "Embedded and Resource" for more details.

 

 

Suppose that you have this layout of files 

 

 and you have one View that will load the Views, you can use the Pack uri to do this.

 

Suppose that the project name is called "TRecsSupportModule", you can do this:

 

 

 

          Uri uri = new Uri("/TRecsSupportModule;component/resource/style/MergedStyles.xaml", UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute);

 
          StreamResourceInfo info = Application.GetResourceStream(uri);
          System.Windows.Markup.XamlReader reader = new System.Windows.Markup.XamlReader();
          ResourceDictionary page = (ResourceDictionary)reader.LoadAsync(info.Stream);
          this.Resources.MergedDictionaries.Add(page);

 

 

You can specify the Uri as follow (in which case, you don't need to provide the UriKind enum)

 

 

 

Uri uri = new Uri("pack://application:,,,/TRecsSupportModule;component/mergedstyles.xaml");

 

If the resource is not coming from some dependency assemblies, you can ignore the ReferenceDll part, and the Uri can be written as such.

 

 

Uri uri = new Uri("/resource/style/MergedStyles.xaml", UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute);

 

And you may ignore the leading '/'.

 

 

Uri uri = new Uri("resource/style/MergedStyles.xaml", UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute);

 

When you do this, you might set the xaml file /TRecsSupportModule;component/Resource/Style/MergedStyles.xaml (Build Action: Resource), as compared agains the (BuildAction: Page), which may not work.