Getting a string dynamically from strings resources

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I am working on a localised C#.NET application and we are using a strings.resx file to translate hardcoded strings in the application. I use the following code to extract them:

using MyNamespace.Resources

...

string someString = strings.someString;

But, now I want to be able to define the name of the string in the call, something like this:

string someString = GetString("someString");

I have been toying a little with the ResourceManager, but i can't find a way to direct it to my strings.resx file.

How do I do that?

Bart Friederichs · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-05 11:07:46Z

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A little searching did the trick. I have the right ResourceManager available in my strings class:

ResourceManager rm = strings.ResourceManager;
string someString = rm.GetString("someString");

edited Jun 5, 2014 at 11:07

answered Nov 2, 2012 at 11:39

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Vlad · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-02 11:30:41Z

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ResourceManager.GetString should do.

Stripped down example from MSDN:

ResourceManager rm = new ResourceManager("RootResourceName",
                                         typeof(SomeClass).Assembly);
string someString = rm.GetString("someString");

answered Nov 2, 2012 at 11:30

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Bart Friederichs Over a year ago

Yes, I found that, but now idea how I should instantiate my ResourceManager. I got it working with ResourceManager rm = strings.ResourceManager;. No need to instantiatie: it's already there.

Vlad Over a year ago

@Bart: Did you try the constructor with assembly?

Bart Friederichs Over a year ago

yes, but I didn't know what "RootResourceName" or SomeClass should be. The strings.ResourceManager is way easier.

Vlad Over a year ago

@Bart: class is needed only in order to get to the assembly. You could perhaps use just Assembly.GetCurrentAssembly or like that. And RootResourceName is, according to the docs, "The root name of the resource file without its extension but including any fully qualified namespace name. For example, the root name for the resource file named MyApplication.MyResource.en-US.resources is MyApplication.MyResource." However, if the resource manager is already available, it's better to take it as is.

skamlet · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-16 15:46:40Z

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I had the same problem using ASP.NET Core MVC and managed to solve it using

ResourceManager rm = new ResourceManager(typeof(YourResourceClass));
string someString = rm.GetString("someString");

Very similar to @Vlad's solution, but otherwise I had a MissingManifestResourceException

answered Jun 16, 2016 at 15:46

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Emil · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-17 11:47:18Z

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There is much simpler way of doing this

 [NameOfyourResxfile].ResourceManager.GetString("String Name");

in your case

strings.resx.ResourceManager.GetString("someString");

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answered Mar 18, 2017 at 17:19

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A.Dara · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-26 08:13:40Z

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You can write a static method like this:

public static string GetResourceTitle<T>(string key)
{
  ResourceManager rm = new ResourceManager(typeof(T));
  string someString = rm.GetString(key);
  return someString;
}

And call anywhere:

var title=  GetResourceTitle<*YouResourceClass*>(key);

It is useful when you want to have a generic function to get String of any Resource file.

answered Jan 26, 2017 at 8:13

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Silagy Over a year ago

Very nice solution!

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