The ResX type provider

This tutorial shows the use of the ResX type provider. It allows typed access to .resx files.

Create a resource file in Visual Studio like:

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Reference the type provider assembly and configure it to use your Resource1.resx file:

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// reference the type provider dll
#r "FSharp.Configuration.dll"
open FSharp.Configuration

// Let the type provider do it's work
type Resource1 = ResXProvider<file="Resource1.resx">

Now you have typed access to .resx files:

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Reading from the resx file

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Resource1.Greetings
val it : string = "Hello World!"

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namespace FSharp

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namespace Microsoft.FSharp

namespace FSharp.Configuration

type Resource1 = ResXProvider<...>

Full name: ResXProvider.Resource1

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module ResXProvider

from FSharp.Configuration

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type ResXProvider

Full name: FSharp.Configuration.ResXProvider

property ResXProvider<...>.Greetings: string

Greetings