Managing logical resources

There could be several types of logical resources in a single application, and placing them inside a single XAML file (for example, App.xaml) will increase problems while maintaining them. To resolve this problem, you can separate the resources of different types into their own respective files and reference them in App.xaml.

In this recipe, we will learn how to manage these logical resources with a simple example. Though this will be shown with a single file, you can create separate files and reference them.

Getting ready

Assuming that you have opened Visual Studio, now create a new WPF application project called CH07.ManagingLogicalResourceDemo.

How to do it...

Follow these simple steps to create separate resource files and reference them in the application:

1. As we want to create a separate resource file, we need to create a file of type Resource Dictionary. Inside the Solution Explorer, right-click on the project node and create a new folder named Themes.
2. Now right...