How to use a resx resource file in a T4 template

Question

I cant figure out how to include the resource file (.resx) in the (.tt) T4 template.

I tried so far... Importing the namespace

<#@ import names         


        

Answer 1

If you want to access the resources of a .resx-File from within a T4 template, this is how you would do it:

1. In the Resource Editor set the Access Modifier for the resources to "Public".
2. Make sure your project builds successfully. The t4 template can only access the output assembly - so check if it's up to date.
3. Reference the output assembly in the T4 template (you can use Visual Studio Macros here): <#@ assembly name="$(TargetDir)\outputfile.ext" #>
4. Import the namespace of the ResourceFile in the T4 template <#@ import namespace="MyNamespace" #>

Then you can access the resources as usually:

<# var theResource = Resource1.TheResource; #>