How to Combine LocalizedStrings and ResourceDictionary tags in the Application.Resources of the App.xaml file

Question

I would like to use a Style file as well as a LocalizedStrings file as resources, in a Windows Phone 8 application, using the App.xaml.

I know that to add a style file as a resource we can use:

<Application.Resources> 
    <ResourceDictionary> 
        <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries> 
            <ResourceDictionary Source="Assets/Resources/Styles.xaml" /> 
        </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries> 
    </ResourceDictionary> 
</Application.Resources>

and to declare a LocalizedStrings as a resource we can use:

<Application.Resources> 
    <local:LocalizedStrings xmlns:local="clr-namespace:Localizzazione" x:Key="LocalizedStrings"/> 
</Application.Resources>

Both work well in my app individually. But I have some issues when trying to use both resources at the same time.

Visual Studio prevent me to add the LocalizedStrings tag above the ResourceDictionary tag, asking me for a key, and VS also prevent me to add the LocalizedString tag inside the ResourceDictionnary tag. But VS is quiet when I do the following:

<Application.Resources> 
    <local:LocalizedStrings xmlns:local="clr-namespace:Localizzazione" x:Key="LocalizedStrings"/> 
    <ResourceDictionary x:Key="MyAppDict"> 
        <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries> 
            <ResourceDictionary Source="Assets/Resources/Styles.xaml" /> 
        </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries> 
    </ResourceDictionary> 
</Application.Resources>

But when running the app I got an XamlParseException with Additional Info: Failed to assign to property System.Windows.ResourceDictionnary.Source.

So do you have any idea on how to combine those two resources in the App.xaml file?

Answer 1

You can add both using below code.

<Application.Resources>
    <ResourceDictionary>
        <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
            <ResourceDictionary Source="./Resources/ThemeResources.xaml"/>
        </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
        <local:LocalizedStrings xmlns:local="clr-namespace:Localizzazione" x:Key="LocalizedStrings"/>            
    </ResourceDictionary>
</Application.Resources>

I am using both in my application & it will not showing any exception there.