Each Dictionary entry must have an associated key attribute
c#, dictionary, mvvm, xaml
Solution
Note that `Application.Resources` requires an instance of `ResourceDictionary`, so you have to do something like this:
<Application.Resources>
<ResourceDictionary>
<vm:ViewModelLocator x:Key="Locator" xmlns:vm="using:Scedule.ViewModel" />
<ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
<ResourceDictionary Source="Resource Dictionaries/StandardStyles.xaml"/>
</ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
</ResourceDictionary>
</Application.Resources>
So it's not strange at all, it's also not a bug. If you want your `ResourceDictionary` to be treated as a resource, you of course have to provide some `Key` for it, however in this case you really want to assign an instance of `ResourceDictionary` to the `Application.Resources`
Problem
I am programming w Windows 8.1 App using C# and the MVVM-Light Toolkit from GalaSoft. All I have is the code below: ``` <Application.Resources> <vm:ViewModelLocator x:Key="Locator" xmlns:vm="using:Scedule.ViewModel" /> <ResourceDictionary> <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries> <ResourceDictionary Source="Resource Dictionaries/StandardStyles.xaml"/> </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries> </ResourceDictionary> </Application.Resources> ``` The error "Each Dictionary entry must have an associated key attribute" occurs and only disappears when I either remove ``` <ResourceDictionary> <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries> <ResourceDictionary Source="Resource Dictionaries/StandardStyles.xaml"/> </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries> </ResourceDictionary> ``` or ``` <vm:ViewModelLocator x:Key="Locator" xmlns:vm="using:Scedule.ViewModel" /> ``` Can anyone tell me what the problem here is?