Can't add ResourceDictionary to App.xaml

Question

I'm currently using T10 for developing a simple app, by using Blank template. Then, I saw from Hamburger template that you apply Custom.xaml theme into App.xaml by adding Application.Resource into App.xaml like this

<common:BootStrapper x:Class="T10Hamburger.App" 
                     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
                     xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" 
                     xmlns:common="using:Template10.Common">

    <Application.Resources>
        <ResourceDictionary Source="Styles\Custom.xaml" />
    </Application.Resources>

</common:BootStrapper>

I did the same thing into my project, but I'm getting XAML exception.

Here is the message from the exception :

"Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component."

Did I miss something?

nb : A little note, when I tried to manually type the Application.Resource into App.xaml, the Intellisense didn't catch the Application part, but later show when I tried to complete it with Resource

Take a look at question [here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/35852051/adding-basedon-style-on-app-xaml-is-crashing-on-app-initializecomponent). Looks like styles that are `BasedOn` other styles cause the problem. See if you issue goes away after removing the offending styles. Mine did. — akshay2000, Mar 08 '16 at 15:41

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 04 '16 at 23:15

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For me your issue is here:

<Application.Resources> it should be <common:BootStrapper.Resources>

In other words you should have:

<common:BootStrapper x:Class="T10Hamburger.App" 
                     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
                     xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" 
                     xmlns:common="using:Template10.Common">

    <common:BootStrapper.Resources>
        <ResourceDictionary Source="Styles\Custom.xaml" />
    </common:BootStrapper.Resources>

</common:BootStrapper>

answered Mar 04 '16 at 23:15

Damien

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still got the exception (also Intellisense can't detect the `BootStrapper` when I tried to add). But your answer debunks one of my what-if, so thank you – Muhamad Iqbal Mar 05 '16 at 16:13
what version of Template 10 are you using? are the samples working for the Template 10 project? – Damien Mar 06 '16 at 17:21
Can you zip your solution for me and let me have access? – Damien Mar 07 '16 at 16:26
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=AC96A64BA8AD567E!395631&authkey=!AJ6ARwQaPkR5KBM&ithint=file%2c7z – Muhamad Iqbal Mar 08 '16 at 03:53

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 08 '16 at 15:00

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Restarting Visual Studio was the solution for me.

answered Jul 08 '16 at 15:00

Nuwan Karunarathna

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Can't add ResourceDictionary to App.xaml

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