Replace with XAML Resource (XAML)
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Replaces the current string value with the reference to an appropriate string in the resource file.
#Availability
Available from the context menu or via shortcuts:
- when the cursor is on a string value, provided that the resource file contains the same string value.
#Examples
<%-- Words.xaml --%>
<ResourceDictionary xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:System="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib">
<System:String x:Uid="Word_Testtext" x:Key="Word_Testtext">Test text</System:String>
<System:String x:Uid="Button_Name" x:Key="Button_Name">My Button</System:String>
<Brush x:Uid="Word_Aqua" x:Key="Word_Aqua">Aqua</Brush>
</ResourceDictionary>
Result:
<%-- Window.xaml --%>
<Window x:Class="MyWpfApplication.Window"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="Window1" Height="300" Width="300">
<Window.Resources>
<ResourceDictionary>
<ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
<ResourceDictionary Source="Words.xaml"/>
</ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
</ResourceDictionary>
</Window.Resources>
<Grid>
<Button Background="{StaticResource Word_Aqua}" Height="49" Width="124">MyButton</Button>
</Grid>
</Window>
#Screenshot
