How to Access a Local Resource in a Theme from an ASP.net Page?

Question

I have a resource file placed in the App_LocalResources folder inside the folder for a theme in App_Themes like so: \App_Themes\Theme1\App_LocalResources\Resources1.aspx.resx

How can I access the resources in this file from a web form in my project, assuming the web form is called Resources1.aspx having Theme="Theme1"?

Answer 1

You can use the "Resources" expression to extract values from the resource file, for instance:

<h1><%$ Resources: H1 %></h1>

Alternatively, and especially if you're in code-behind, use GetLocalResourceObject:

h1.InnerText = GetLocalResourceObject ( "H1" ).ToString ( );

EDIT: Sometimes i answer too fast; i don't think themes are localizable in that sense, however there are some workarounds. You could have theme specific items in the resource file and access them depending on current theme.

Answer 2

You can access globalresources located in \App_GlobalResources\Generic.resx with;

<%= Resources.Generic.Cancel %>

Local resources reside in an App_LocalResources folder which doesn't necessarily have to be be placed in the root folder. For a localresource it would be;

<%$ Resources:Cancel%>

or

string labelCancel = GetLocalResourceObject("Cancel").ToString();

As far as placing resource files in your theme folders go; I'd keep my themes and resources separated and programmatically switch between various resources in a site master/basepage or such by making use of globalresources.