Aplikace
InthelaterdevelopmentofOS2andWindowprograms,theconceptofresourceswasofficiallyintroduced.Forexample,Borland'sC++,Delphidividesthedialogboxintotwoparts:onepartisthelogicoftheprogram,andtheotherpartisthesize,position,fontandotherinformationofthedialogboxandthecontrolsonit.Thisinformationistheresource,whichistheconstantconstantintheprogram.Earlyresourcefilesaregenerallyembeddedintheprogram,wecanusesometoolstoreadtheseresourcesindllorexe.
Withtherapiddevelopmentofcomputertechnology,thetypesofresourcesarebecomingmoreandmoreabundant,suchaspictures,audios,videos,andsoon.Fromtheperspectiveofsoftwareinternationalization(Globalization/Localization),resourcescanbedividedintotwocategories:
Oneistheresourcesthatneedtobechangedaccordingtotheuser’slanguage,suchastheChineseversionandEnglishversionofthesoftware.Etc.;
Další typ je zdroj, který není třeba měnit s jazykem používaným uživatelem, jako je zvuk, obrázky atd.
Fromtheperspectiveofthewayresourcesappear,resourcescanbedividedintothreecategories:
První kategorie je vložena do sestavy (Sestava);
Thesecondtypeisaseparatefilethatappearsonalocalstoragemedium(usuallyaharddisk);
Thethirdtypeisaseparatefilethatexistsonaremotestoragemedium,suchasanetworkharddisk.