How can you retrieve a Brush from a ResourceDictionary defined in XAML and apply it to an element in code?

Question

``` ``` Now i want to get LinearGradientBrush from ResourceDictonary and apply it dynamically to a button as background color in wpf. ``` BtnGetBrushes.Background = Brushes.Green; ``` I want to apply the above color instead of this(Brushes.Green). what should i do for that ?

Accepted Answer

Assuming your ResourceDictionary available in the context:

```
<Button Background="{DynamicResource ResourceKey=ButtonNormalBackgroundBrush}" />
```

or in Code

```
button.Background = (Brush)FindResource("ButtonNormalBackgroundBrush");
```

How can you retrieve a Brush from a ResourceDictionary defined in XAML and apply it to an element in code?

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