ExternalAssembly Field
.NET Framework Class Library
ExternalAssembly Field
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Theme dictionaries exist in assemblies external to the one defining the types being themed.

Namespace: System.Windows
Assembly:   PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Const ExternalAssembly As ResourceDictionaryLocation
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim value As ResourceDictionaryLocation

value = ResourceDictionaryLocation.ExternalAssembly
C#
public const ResourceDictionaryLocation ExternalAssembly
Visual C++
public:
literal ResourceDictionaryLocation ExternalAssembly
J#
public static final ResourceDictionaryLocation ExternalAssembly
JScript
public const var ExternalAssembly : ResourceDictionaryLocation
XAML
You cannot use fields in XAML.

These dictionaries are named based on the original assembly with the theme name appended to it. Example: PresentationFramework.Luna.dll. These dictionaries share the same version and key as the original assembly.

Windows Vista

The .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0
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