WPF resource.add method in XAML

Here we will see that how to use Resources.Add to add static resource from code in WPF and XAML.

Creating Static resource

We create a static resource for the TextBlock control and static resource has the key name brushGradient and also we make a StaticResource thicknessMargin to show the margin between both TextBlock text.

<Window.Resources>

        <LinearGradientBrush x:Key="brushGradient"

                             StartPoint="0, 0"

                             EndPoint="1, 1">

            <LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>

                <GradientStop Offset="0" Color="Black" />

                <GradientStop Offset="0.5" Color="Green" />

                <GradientStop Offset="1" Color="Gold" />

            </LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>

        </LinearGradientBrush>

    </Window.Resources>

    <StackPanel>

        <TextBlock Margin="{StaticResource thicknessMargin}"

               Foreground="{StaticResource brushGradient}">

            This is a TextBlock control.

        </TextBlock>

        <TextBlock Margin="{StaticResource thicknessMargin}"

                   Foreground="{StaticResource brushGradient}">

            This is a another TextBlock control.

        </TextBlock>

        </StackPanel>

The form looks like the below Figure.

Figure1.gif

Now using Resources.Add method to add the static resource from code.

Imports System

Imports System.Windows

Imports System.Windows.Controls

Imports System.Windows.Data

Imports System.Windows.Documents

Imports System.Windows.Media

Imports System.Windows.Media.Imaging

Imports System.Windows.Shapes

Class MainWindow

    Public Sub New()

        Resources.Add("thicknessMargin", New Thickness(24, 12, 24, 23))

        InitializeComponent()

    End Sub

End Class

Now run the application and test the application.

Figure2.gif.