Class ResourceUtil

Summary description for ResourceUtil.

Inheritance
System.Object
ResourceUtil
Namespace: ImageVault.Common.Lib.Reflection
Assembly: ImageVault.Common.dll
Syntax
public class ResourceUtil : Object
Remarks

2011-03-21 dan: Created

Constructors

ResourceUtil(Type)

Initializes a new instance of the ResourceUtil class.

Declaration
public ResourceUtil(Type baseType)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type baseType

Properties

BaseType

Get/Sets the BaseType of the ResourceUtil

Declaration
public Type BaseType { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Type

Methods

GetEmbeddedBinaryData(String)

Retrieves the embedded resource as a byte array

Declaration
public byte[] GetEmbeddedBinaryData(string resourceName)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String resourceName

The case-sensitive name of the manifest resource being requested.

Returns
Type Description
System.Byte[]

The retrieved System.Byte array

GetEmbeddedBinaryData(Type, String)

Retrieves the embedded resource as a byte array

Declaration
public static byte[] GetEmbeddedBinaryData(Type baseType, string resourceName)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type baseType

The System.Type whose namespace is used to scope the manifest resource name.
System.String resourceName

The case-sensitive name of the manifest resource being requested.

Returns
Type Description
System.Byte[]

The retrieved System.Byte array

Exceptions
Type Condition
System.ArgumentNullException

If baseType is null or if resourceName is null.
System.ApplicationException

If resource stream couldn't be opened

GetManifestResourceStream(Assembly, String)

Gets the stream for the embedded resource

Declaration
public static Stream GetManifestResourceStream(Assembly assembly, string resourceName)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Reflection.Assembly assembly

The System.Reflection.Assembly where the resource exists
System.String resourceName

The name of the resource
Returns
Type Description
System.IO.Stream

The found System.IO.Stream

GetManifestResourceStream(Type, String)

Gets a manifest resource stream

Declaration
public static Stream GetManifestResourceStream(Type baseType, string resourceName)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type baseType

The System.Type whos assembly and namespace that should be used as base.
System.String resourceName

The name of the resource (omitting the basetypes namespace)
Returns
Type Description
System.IO.Stream

A System.IO.Stream representing the manifest resource; null if no resources were specified during compilation or if the resource is not visible to the caller.
Exceptions
Type Condition
System.ArgumentNullException

If baseType is null or if resourceName is null.

GetResourceNames(Type)

Gets the resourcenames from the same folder as the supplied baseType

Declaration
public static List<string> GetResourceNames(Type baseType)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type baseType
Returns
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.List<System.String>
Exceptions
Type Condition
System.ArgumentNullException

If baseType is null.

ReadStringResource(Type, String)

Reads an embedded resource as a string

Declaration
public static string ReadStringResource(Type baseType, string resourceName)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type baseType

The System.Type whos assembly and namespace that should be used as base.
System.String resourceName

The name of the resource (omitting the basetypes namespace)
Returns
Type Description
System.String

The embedded resource in text format

SaveEmbeddedFile(Assembly, String, String)

Saves an embedded resource as a file

Declaration
public static void SaveEmbeddedFile(Assembly assembly, string resourceName, string filename)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Reflection.Assembly assembly

The System.Reflection.Assembly that contains the resource
System.String resourceName

The name of the resource
System.String filename

The output filename to write the resource to.

Extension Methods