Embedded resources example

gistfile1.cs

static void Main(string[] args)
{
	ResourceExample example = new ResourceExample();
	example.Show();
	Console.WriteLine("------------");
	
	// Case sensitive
	string output = example.GetStringFromResource("Mynamespace.Folder1.Folder2.Example.txt");
	Console.WriteLine(output);
	Console.ReadLine();
}

public class ResourceExample
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Prints the full namespace path of each resource in the assembly.
	/// </summary>
	public void Show()
	{
		foreach (string name in this.GetType().Assembly.GetManifestResourceNames())
		{
			Console.WriteLine(name);
		}
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// Reads an embedded resource as a text file, from the given path.
	/// </summary>
	/// <param name="path">The full namespace path to the embedded resource.</param>
	/// <returns>The string contents of the file.</returns>
	public string GetStringFromResource(string path)
	{
		if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
			throw new ArgumentNullException("path", "The path is null or empty");
		
        	Stream stream = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream(path);
		if (stream == null)
			throw new InvalidOperationException(string.Format("Unable to find '{0}' as an embedded resource", path));
		
        	string result = "";
		using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream))
		{
			result = reader.ReadToEnd();
		}
		
        	return result;
	}
}