Application.LoadComponent cannot find resource

Question

I have a xaml file in my project at `Ns1\Ns2\myfile.xaml`. It's build action is set to Page, with a custom tool of MSBuild:Compile. I'm trying to load this file in a static constructor: ``` namespace Ns1.Ns2 { internal class MyClass { static() { var obj = Application.LoadComponent(new Uri("/myfile.xaml", UriKind.Relative)); } } } ``` However, when I try to run this code, it fails with an exception `cannot locate resource 'myfile.xaml'`. If I change the URI to an absolute URI: ``` var obj = Application.LoadComponent(new Uri("pack://application:,,,/ns1/ns2/myfile.xaml", UriKind.Absolute)); ``` it fails with `Cannot use absolute URI`. I get the same errors if I change the type of myfile.xaml to Resource. How can I compile and reference myfile.xaml from code?

Accepted Answer

You should specify the assembly name:

```
Application.LoadComponent(new Uri("/AssemblyName;component/myfile.xaml", UriKind.Relative))
```

Alternatively, if the file has a code-behind class, you can just 'new' it, and the generated code will load the associated XAML.

Application.LoadComponent cannot find resource

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