C# 4 and .NET 4

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namespace Wrox.ProCSharp.Localization
{
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
var rm = new ResourceManager("Wrox.ProCSharp.Localization.Demo",
Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly());
code snippet ResourceDemo/Program.cs
Using the ResourceManager instance rm, you can get all the resources by specifying the key to the methods
GetObject() and GetString():
}
}
}
Console.WriteLine(rm.GetString("Title"));
Console.WriteLine(rm.GetString("Chapter"));
Console.WriteLine(rm.GetString("Author"));
using (Image logo = (Image)rm.GetObject("WroxLogo"))
{
logo.Save("logo.bmp");
}
With strongly typed resources, the code written earlier can be simplified; there is no need to instantiate the
ResourceManager and access the resources using indexers. Instead, the names of the resources are accessed
with properties:
private static void StronglyTypedResources()
{
Console.WriteLine(Demo.Title);
Console.WriteLine(Demo.Chapter);
Console.WriteLine(Demo.Author);
using (Bitmap logo = Demo.WroxLogo)
{
logo.Save("logo.bmp");
}
}
To create a strongly typed resource with the Managed Resources Editor, the Access Modifier can be
reset from No Code Generation to Public or Internal. With Public, the generated class has a public access
modifier and is available from other assemblies. With Internal, the generated class has an internal
access modifier and can only be accessed from within the assembly.
When you set this option, the class Demo (it has the same name as the resource) is created. This class has
static properties for all the resources to provide a strongly typed resource name. With the implementation of
the static properties, a ResourceManager object is used that is instantiated on first access and then cached:
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// This code was generated by a tool.
// Runtime Version:4.0.21006.1
//
// Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
// the code is regenerated.
//
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
namespace Wrox.ProCSharp.Localization {
using System;
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