dynamically load resource file

c#, resources, wpf

Solution

You can use the ResourceManager to load resources by name

object O = Properties.Resources.ResourceManager.GetObject("_88");

You then just need to cast it as a Stream..

var s = (Stream)O;
System.Media.SoundPlayer player = new System.Media.SoundPlayer(s);
player.Play();

Problem

I want to dynamically load a resource file. If i do it statically, it obviously works well: ``` System.Media.SoundPlayer player = new System.Media.SoundPlayer(Properties.Resources._88); player.Play(); ``` This loads and plays the resource _88. However, I want this to be dynamically, I have a variable 'num' which can be any number from 1-90, and i want to load the resource related to that number. So I create another variable called 'soundURL' which looks like: ``` var soundURL = "_" + num; ``` But when I use that with the previous it obviously doesnt work: ``` System.Media.SoundPlayer player = new System.Media.SoundPlayer(Properties.Resources.soundURL); ``` How can I overcome this?

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