Purpose of form1.designer.cs and form1.resx

Question

I've been doing vb.net for a while and I don't understand the purpose of these two files:

• form1.designer.cs
• form1.resx

Can someone please explain them to me?

Answer 1

form1.designer.cs is an auto-generated file that corresponds to form1.cs. The idea is that the Visual Studio form designer can put its auto-generated code in form1.designer.cs without having to worry about messing up any changes that you may have made.

form1.resx is most commonly used for storing strings that you want to translate into different languages so you don't hardcode them into your app.

Answer 2

The .designer.cs contains the controls and layout of the form, the .resx contains stuff like resources and language dictionaries.