Static Resources and binding through XAML

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Hi Guys Me again looking for some more articals or tutorials on Static Resources and binding them through XAML. Kind regards Kieran

Hemant Kumar · Answer

you can get resources object from your code using FindResource method or Resources property of the FrameworkElement. Check if code below would work for you: // find resource object //string[] resource = (string[])FindResource(AllColors); string [] resource = ( string []) Resources [ AllColors ]; if ( resource != null ) { // old values foreach ( var item in resource ) Console . WriteLine ( item ); // set new values Resources [ AllColors ] = new string [] { red  blue  green }; } // find resource and show its new values resource = ( string []) Resources [ AllColors ]; if ( resource != null ) foreach ( var item in resource ) Console . WriteLine ( item ); though I don't think it's going to work the way you want it or it's a correct solution for your task. What you can do is define a class with colors collection: public class TestColors { public TestColors () { Colors = new ObservableCollection (); Colors . Add ( red ); Colors . Add ( blue ); Colors . Add ( green ); } public ObservableCollection Colors { get ; set ; } } in your xaml you can define an ObjectDataProvider of the given object type and bind your control to its Colors property. Smth like this: ... xmlns : local = clr-namespace:YourNamespace ... Window . Resources > ObjectDataProvider x : Key = AllColors0 ObjectType = {x:Type local:TestColors} /> Window . Resources > ... ListBox ... DataContext = {StaticResource AllColors0} ItemsSource = {Binding Colors} /> ... another way of how you can do it is binding your controls to a property of the window smth like this: public partial class MainWindow : Window { public static string [] TestProperty { get { List result = new List (); result . Add ( red ); result . Add ( green ); result . Add ( blue ); return result . ToArray (); } } public MainWindow () { InitializeComponent (); ... xaml: ListBox ... ItemsSource = {x:Static local:MainWindow.TestProperty} /> update0 : define resource in the code // define resource in the code Resources [ AllColors1 ] = new string [] { red1  blue1  green1 }; // show new values resource = ( string []) Resources [ AllColors1 ]; if ( resource != null ) foreach ( var item in resource ) Console . WriteLine ( item ); hope this helps regards