#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 "ResourcesSample.resources"
      // from the MainForm class's assembly
      ResourceManager resman = new ResourceManager(this.GetType());

      // Access the MyString string from 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);
    }

    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(@"C:\Documents and Settings\mikeDub\Desktop\ResourcesSample\Properties\Resources.resx") ) {
        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(@"C:\Documents and Settings\mikeDub\Desktop\ResourcesSample\Properties\Resources.resx") ) {
        foreach( DictionaryEntry entry in reader ) {
          if( entry.Key.ToString() == "MyString" ) {
            // Display string resource value
            MessageBox.Show("MyString = " + (string)entry.Value);
          }
        }
      }
    }

    private void resreaderEnumerationButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
      using( ResourceReader reader = new ResourceReader(@"ResourcesSample.Properties.Resources.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 assem = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
      // Load embedded .resources file
      using( Stream stream = assem.GetManifestResourceStream(this.GetType(), "Properties.Resources.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
              MessageBox.Show("MyString = " + (string)entry.Value);
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }

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

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

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

    private void stronglyTypedResourceGetValueButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
      MessageBox.Show(ResourcesSample.Properties.Resources.MyString);
    }
  }
}