Visual Studio : can’t find “resource file” in list of items to add to project

At the top right corner you have a searchbox, try typing it there and see if it finds anything. If it doesn’t, create a text file from the new item dialog and change the extension to resx It should now open the new file with the resources designer. Now open the properties pane for that … Read more

What are the benefits of resource(.resx) files?

Resource files give you an easy way to localize/internationalize your .net applications by automatically determining which language resx file to use based on the user’s locale. To add more languages, simply add another translated resource file. Resource files give you a central location to store your strings, files and scripts and refer to them in … Read more

Carriage Return/Line Feed in .Net Resource File (App_GlobalResources)

I used VB.NET Express Edition to test this. In the resource editor (where you can specify the name of the resource and string content) put the string content separated by Shift+Enter. Lets say you want to type in hello world Type “hello” followed by Shift+Enter and “world”. If you look at the Resources.Resx file (which … Read more

DisplayName attribute from Resources?

If you use MVC 3 and .NET 4, you can use the new Display attribute in the System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations namespace. This attribute replaces the DisplayName attribute and provides much more functionality, including localization support. In your case, you would use it like this: public class MyModel { [Required] [Display(Name = “labelForName”, ResourceType = typeof(Resources.Resources))] public string … Read more