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-resource (C# Compiler Options) |
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/resource (C# Compiler Options)
Embeds the specified resource into the output file.
Syntax
/resource:filename[,identifier[,accessibility-modifier]] Arguments
filename
The .NET Framework resource file that you want to embed in the output file.
identifier (optional)
The logical name for the resource; the name that is used to load the resource. The default is the name of the file name.
accessibility-modifier (optional)
The accessibility of the resource: public or private. The default is public.
Remarks
Use /linkresource to link a resource to an assembly and not add the resource file to the output file.
By default, resources are public in the assembly when they are created by using the C# compiler. To make the resources private, specify private as the accessibility modifier. No other accessibility other than public or private is allowed.
If filename is a .NET Framework resource file created, for example, by Resgen.exe or in the development environment, it can be accessed with members in the xref:System.Resources namespace. For more information, see xref:System.Resources.ResourceManager?displayProperty=nameWithType. For all other resources, use the GetManifestResource* methods in the xref:System.Reflection.Assembly class to access the resource at run time.
/res is the short form of /resource.
The order of the resources in the output file is determined from the order specified on the command line.
To set this compiler option in the Visual Studio development environment
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Add a resource file to your project.
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Select the file that you want to embed in Solution Explorer.
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Select Build Action for the file in the Properties window.
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Set Build Action to Embedded Resource.
For information about how to set this compiler option programmatically, see xref:VSLangProj80.FileProperties2.BuildAction%2A.
Example
Compile in.cs and attach resource file rf.resource:
csc /resource:rf.resource in.cs See Also
C# Compiler Options
Managing Project and Solution Properties