/// <summary>
/// This method tries to find the assembly of resources and the strongly
/// typed Resource class in a project so the designer works properly.
///
/// It's recommended your application ALWAYS explicitly initializes the
/// DefaultResourceAssembly and DefaultResourceManager in LocalizationSettings.
///
/// When running in the designer this code tries to find
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
internal bool FindDefaultResourceAssembly()
{
Assembly asm = null;
if (this.Assembly != null)
{
asm = LocalizationSettings.AssemblyList[this.Assembly] as Assembly;
if (asm == null)
{
asm = LocalizationSettings.AddAssembly(this.Assembly);
}
return(true);
}
try
{
if (DesignerProperties.GetIsInDesignMode(new DependencyObject()))
{
// in designer find the Windows.Application instance
// NOTE: will not work in control projects but better than nothing
asm = (
from a in AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies()
where a.EntryPoint != null &&
a.GetTypes().Any(t => t.IsSubclassOf(typeof(System.Windows.Application)))
select a
).FirstOrDefault();
}
else
{
// Do Private reflection on FrameworkElement
FrameworkElement element = _targetObject as FrameworkElement;
if (element != null)
{
object root = element.GetType().GetProperty("InheritanceParent", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic).GetValue(element, null);
asm = root.GetType().Assembly;
}
}
}
catch
{ /* eat any exceptions here; */ }
// Assume the Document we're called is in the same assembly as resources
if (asm == null)
{
asm = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
}
// Search for Properties.Resources in the Exported Types (has to be public!)
Type ResType = asm.GetExportedTypes().Where(type => type.FullName.Contains(".Properties.Resources")).FirstOrDefault();
if (ResType == null)
{
return(false);
}
ResourceManager resMan = ResType.GetProperty("ResourceManager").GetValue(ResType, null) as ResourceManager;
LocalizationSettings.Current.DefaultResourceAssembly = asm;
LocalizationSettings.Current.DefaultResourceManager = resMan;
return(true);
}
