How can I open a resx file in Visual Studio XML editor by default?

I want the 'View Code' view by default (xml editor), so that I can use features in R# File Structure window.

How do I open a RESX file in Visual Studio?

Open a . resx file in the XML (Text) editor. Press Ctrl+Alt+F or choose ReSharper | Windows | File Structure from the main menu . Alternatively, you can press Ctrl+Shift+A , start typing the command name in the popup, and then choose it there.

How do I read a RESX file?

Create an App_GlobalResources system folder and add a resource file to it e.g. Messages. resx. Create your entries in the resource file e.g. ErrorMsg = This is an error. Then to access that entry: string errormsg = Resources.

What is RESX file in Visual Studio?

resx resource file format consists of XML entries that specify objects and strings inside XML tags. One advantage of a . resx file is that when opened with a text editor (such as Notepad) it can be written to, parsed, and manipulated.