Managing Application Resources

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You can use the Resource Designer to create and manage resources for your project. The Resource Designer supports resource types such as strings, images, icons, audio, and files.

The Resource Designer is language-neutral and supports projects in all the Visual Studio languages:

  • For Visual C#, the Resource Designer generates strongly-typed resources in the project's default namespace (specifically, ProjectName.Properties in Resources.Designer.cs).

  • For Visual Basic, the Resource Designer generates strongly-typed resources in the My.Resources namespace (in Resources.Designer.vb).

In This Section

How to: Add or Remove Resources

How to: Add or Remove String Resources

How to: Edit Resources

How to: Edit String Resources

Linked and Embedded Resources

My.Resources Object

Resources in Applications (.NET Framework)

Resgen.exe (Resource File Generator)