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Resources and Satellite Assemblies > .resx Files
.resx Files
A .resx file is a design-time format for producing .resources files. A .resx file uses XML and is structured with name/value pairs as follows:
<root>
<data name="Greeting">
<value>hello</value>
</data>
<data name="DefaultFontSize" type="System.Int32, mscorlib">
<value>10</value>
</data>
</root>
To create a .resx file in Visual Studio, add a project item of type “Resources File”. The rest of the work is done automatically:
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The correct header is created.
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A designer is provided for adding strings, images, files, and other kinds of data.
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The .resx file is automatically converted to the .resources format and embedded into the assembly upon compilation.
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A class is written to help you access the data later on.
