System.Resources Namespace
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
The System.Resources namespace provides classes and interfaces that enable you to create, store, and manage culture-specific resources for your XAML-based application. One of the most important classes of the System.Resources namespace is the ResourceManager class.
| Class | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | MissingManifestResourceException | The exception thrown if the main assembly does not contain the resources for the neutral culture, and they are required because of a missing appropriate satellite assembly. |
![]() | NeutralResourcesLanguageAttribute | Informs the ResourceManager of the neutral culture of an assembly. This class cannot be inherited. |
![]() | ResourceManager | Provides convenient access to culture-specific resources at run time. |
![]() | ResourceSet | Stores all the resources localized for one particular culture, ignoring all other cultures, including any fallback rules. |
![]() | SatelliteContractVersionAttribute | Instructs the ResourceManager to ask for a particular version of a satellite assembly to simplify updates of the main assembly of an application. |
| Interface | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | IResourceReader | Provides the base functionality to read data from resource files. |
| Enumeration | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | UltimateResourceFallbackLocation | Specifies the assembly that the ResourceManager class will use when it retrieves neutral resources by using the fallback process. |
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