ArcGIS Engine Developer Guide

.NET APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE
Me.TextBox1.Text = "My String"
[C#]
this.textBox1.Text = "My String";
Image files (BMPs, JPEGs, PNGs, and so forth) can be embedded in your assembly
as follows:
1. Right-click the project in the Solution Explorer, click Add, then click Add
Existing Item.
2. In the Add Existing Item dialog box, browse to your image file and click
Open.
3. In the Solution Explorer, select the image file you just added, then press F4 to
display its properties.
4. Set the Build Action property to Embedded Resource.
Now you can reference the image in your code. For example, the following
code creates a bitmap object from the first embedded resource in the assembly:
[VB.NET]
Dim res() As String = GetType(Form1).Assembly.GetManifestResourceNames()
If (res.GetLength(0) > 0)
Dim bmp As System.Drawing.Bitmap = New System.Drawing.Bitmap( _
GetType(Form1).Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(res(0)))
...
[C#]
string[] res = GetType().Assembly.GetManifestResourceNames();
if (res.GetLength(0) > 0)
{
System.Drawing.Bitmap bmp = new System.Drawing.Bitmap(
GetType().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(res[0]));
...
Creating resource files
Before attempting to provide localized resources, you should ensure you are
familiar with the process of creating resource files for your .NET projects. Even
if you do not intend to localize your resources, you can still use resource files
instead of using images and strings directly as described above.
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