/TranslateResxToAndroidTool

Primary LanguageC#

TranslateResxToAndroidTool

Extremely simple tool for transforming ResX files into Android xml files with string resources. Below you can find some steps to make it handy to use.

Install/Uninstall

dotnet tool install --global --add-source .\nupkg TranslateResxToAndroidTool

dotnet tool uninstall --global TranslateResxToAndroidTool

External Tool Config

  1. Tools -> External Tools

Command

cmd.exe

Arguments

/c resxtoandroid $(ItemPath) -autoCreate -outputFromMetadata

Initial Directory

$(SolutionDir)

Context Menu Customization

  1. Tools -> Customize... -> Commands
  2. Select Context Menu.
  3. Pick Project and Solution Context Menus | Item
  4. Add Command...
  5. Tools
  6. Pick External Command # (whichever number your command has)

Output from metadata

Your Resx file has to contain additional keyt Meta_TargetAndroidFile point to output file. (relative to $(SolutionDir))