Accessing ResourceDictionary from WPF UserControl

Question

I\'m trying to access a resource dictionary in a UserControl code-behind via C# and I\'m having little success.

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Answer 1

To access one of your UserControl's XAML resources in your codebehind, all you need to do is access the Resources property of the UserControl. Something like this:

BitmapImage myImage = (BitmapImage)this.Resources["imageDefault"];

Though, the preferred method is to use FindResource(), which will search the entire logical tree for a match to the key, rather than just the object it is called on.

BitmapImage myImage = (BitmapImage)this.FindResource("imageDefault");