resx file access

Question

When you create a new C# Windows Forms Application in Visual Studio 2012, It has a Properties folder containing a Resources.resx file.

How do I access this file?

I have tried:

ResourceManager rm=new ResourceManager("Resources.resx",typeof(MyClass).Assembly);
string s=rm.GetString("MyString");

But I get System.Resources.MissingManifestResourceException because for some reason it appends .resources to the filename so it's looking for Resources.resx.resources. I then appended .resources to the filename to see if it might actually work. It didn't, same exception, why?

I also tried using the ResxResourceReader class but it looks for a resx file in a directory, and this specific resx file I'm trying to access is not stored in a directory, it's compiled in to my assemblies so that doesn't seem to be helping either.

I thought it'd be really simple, maybe it is and I'm just overlooking something?

If it's not simple, I might as well create a C# class and hard-code my strings (only type of resource I need right now).

And another question: If the resx file is compiled in to your exe, does that mean you can't change it's values during runtime?

Answer 1

It is plain simple (usually).

Use the Properties class!

Properties.Resources.MyString

The Properties folder you see in your Solution Explorer is not just a fancy folder ;p Visual Studio generates a class to access all your resources with ease.