#region Using directives

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.IO;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Resources;
using System.Windows.Forms;

#endregion

namespace ResourcesSample {
  partial class MainForm : Form {
    public MainForm() {
      InitializeComponent();

      //// Load azul.jpg
      //this.BackgroundImage = new Bitmap(@"C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper\Azul.jpg");

      //// Get this type's assembly
      //Assembly asm = this.GetType().Assembly;
      //// Enumerate the assembly's manifest resources
      //foreach( string resourceName in asm.GetManifestResourceNames() ) {
      //  MessageBox.Show(resourceName);
      //}

      //// Get this type's assembly
      //Assembly asm = this.GetType().Assembly;
      //// Get the stream that holds the resource
      //// from the "ResourcesSample.Azul.jpg" resource
      //// NOTE1: Make sure not to close this stream,
      ////        or the Bitmap object will lose access to it
      //// NOTE2: Also be very careful to match the case
      ////        on the resource name itself
      ////Stream stream = asm.GetManifestResourceStream("ResourcesSample.Azul.jpg");
      //Stream stream = asm.GetManifestResourceStream("ResourcesSample.foo.bar.Azul.jpg");
      //// Load the bitmap from the stream
      //this.BackgroundImage = new Bitmap(stream);

      //// Get this type's assembly
      //Assembly asm = this.GetType().Assembly;
      //// Load the stream for resource "ResourcesSample.Azul.jpg"
      //Stream stream = asm.GetManifestResourceStream(this.GetType(), "Azul.jpg");
      //this.BackgroundImage = new Bitmap(stream);


      //// Load image
      //this.BackgroundImage = new Bitmap(this.GetType(), "foo.bar.Azul.jpg");
      this.BackgroundImage = new Bitmap(this.GetType(), "Azul.jpg");

      //// Load "ResourcesSample.resources"
      //// from the ResourcesSampleForm class's assembly
      //ResourceManager resman = new ResourceManager(this.GetType());
      //// Access the MyString resource string located in this form's .resx,
      //// using the ResourceManager
      //// (both of these techniques are equivalent for strings)
      //string s1 = (string)resman.GetObject("MyString");
      //string s2 = resman.GetString("MyString");
      //MessageBox.Show(s1);
      //MessageBox.Show(s2);

      // Access strongly-typed resources from Properties\Resources.resx
      string myString = MyResources.MyString;
      Icon myIcon = MyResources.MyIcon;
      Image myImage = MyResources.MyImage;
      UnmanagedMemoryStream mySound = MyResources.MySound;
      string myTextFile = MyResources.MyTextFile;
    }

    string resPath = @"..\..\MyResources.resx";

    private void resxReaderEnumerationButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
      // If you use this technique, you are using the raw data and, as such,
      // you need to have the physical files in the appropriate directory
      using( ResXResourceReader reader = new ResXResourceReader(resPath) ) {
        foreach( DictionaryEntry entry in reader ) {
          string s = string.Format("{0} ({1})= '{2}'",
            entry.Key, entry.Value.GetType(), entry.Value);
          MessageBox.Show(s);
        }
      }
    }

    private void resxReaderGetValueButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
      using( ResXResourceReader reader = new ResXResourceReader(resPath) ) {
        foreach( DictionaryEntry entry in reader ) {
          if( entry.Key.ToString() == "MyString" ) {
            // Display string resource value and stop searching further
            MessageBox.Show("MyString = " + (string)entry.Value);
            break;
          }
        }
      }
    }

    private void resreaderEnumerationButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
      using( ResourceReader reader = new ResourceReader(@"..\..\MyResources.resources") ) {
        foreach( DictionaryEntry entry in reader ) {
          string s = string.Format("{0} ({1})= '{2}'",
            entry.Key, entry.Value.GetType(), entry.Value);
          MessageBox.Show(s);
        }
      }
    }

    private void resreaderGetValueButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
      Assembly asm = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
      // Load embedded .resources file
      Stream stream = asm.GetManifestResourceStream(this.GetType(), "MyResources.resources");
      // Find resource in .resources file
      using( ResourceReader reader = new ResourceReader(stream) ) {
        foreach( DictionaryEntry entry in reader ) {
          if( entry.Key.ToString() == "MyString" ) {
            // Display string resource value and stop searching further
            MessageBox.Show("MyString = " + (string)entry.Value);
            break;
          }
        }
      }
    }

    private void resmanInitializeButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
      // Get this type's assembly
      Assembly asm = this.GetType().Assembly;

      // Load the .resources file into the ResourceManager
      // Assumes a project file named "Properties/Resources.resx"
      ResourceManager resman = new ResourceManager("ResourcesSample.MyResources", asm);
    }

    private void resmanGetValueButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
      Assembly asm = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
      ResourceManager resman = new ResourceManager("ResourcesSample.MyResources", asm);
      MessageBox.Show(resman.GetString("MyString"));
    }
  }
}