ResourceLoader.GetStringForReference(Uri) Method

Definition

Namespace:

Windows.ApplicationModel.Resources

Note

GetStringForReference may be altered or unavailable for releases after Windows 8.1. Instead, use GetStringForUri.

Returns the most appropriate string value of a resource, specified as a Uri for a resource identifier, for the default ResourceContext of the currently running app.

public:
 static Platform::String ^ GetStringForReference(Uri ^ uri);

 static winrt::hstring GetStringForReference(Uri const& uri);

public static string GetStringForReference(System.Uri uri);

function getStringForReference(uri)

Public Shared Function GetStringForReference (uri As Uri) As String

Parameters

uri

Uri Uri

A Uri that represents the resource to be retrieved.

Returns

String

Platform::String

winrt::hstring

The most appropriate string value of the specified resource for the default ResourceContext.

Remarks

Uri objects require a scheme to be identified. In this context, the ms-resource scheme must be specified in the Uri passed to the method.

See also

• ResourceContext
• Localize strings in your UI and app package manifest