Question

I know how to set string from resource
<TextBlock x:Uid="Text1"/>
where Text1.Text is “Hello”

But I want to do like this

<TextBlock Text = {something here to get GreetingText}/>

where GreetingText is “Hello”

So that I may get the same string from code also as

var loader = new Windows.ApplicationModel.Resources.ResourceLoader();
var string = loader.GetString("GreetingText");

Answer 1

Nikhil’s answer is on the right track, but is right for other platforms.

For windows 8, you need to do the following in your resource directory:

<x:String x:Key="MyString">This is a resource</x:String>

In your xaml:

<TextBlock Text="{StaticResource MyString}"/>

In code:

string myString = (string)(App.Current.Resources["MyString"]);