--- title: "ResourceDictionary" description: "ResourceDictionary" author: "Amresh Kushwaha" published: 2011-08-16 updated: 2011-08-16 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/288/resourcedictionary category: "wpf" tags: ["wpf"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # ResourceDictionary How to use ResourceDictionary of [WPF](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/304/wpf),,When we use [simple](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1469/5-simple-ways-to-stay-fit-amp-healthy) windows [form](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/6/multi-form-mfc-application) and [add](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/12983/add-address-in-textbox-when-page-is-load-and-if-i-search-address-in-textbox-show-in-map-by-javascript) only usercontrols of wpf ## Replies ### Reply by Anonymous User \ In a ResouceDictionary, we can keep our custom styles, DataTemplates, ControlTemplates, even custom definitions for Brush, Color, Background and a lot of other stuff. But, the important thing is that we have to assign a key to each of them since it is a Dictionary. Or perhaps, we can give names to the styles.\ \ **Check this link\**\ [https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.resourcedictionary(v=vs.110).aspx](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.resourcedictionary(v=vs.110).aspx)\ ### Reply by John Smith Right Click the project in the Resource folder:\ Add->Existing item->Select the Resource file\ \ You can use following line of code to include resource file.\ ``` < Window.Resources >        < ResourceDictionary >            < ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries >                < ResourceDictionary Source="sample.xaml" / >            < /ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries >        < /ResourceDictionary > ``` \ By using key value we can access resource.\ Use this function\ this.FindResource("Key value") --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/288/resourcedictionary Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.