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<p>In Symbian mobile application development, resource files are used for

defining user interface components and visible text. The advantage of using

resource files include:</p>

<ul>

<li><p>making source code shorter and simpler</p></li>

<li><p>saving memory, because text is loaded only when needed</p>

</li>

<li><p>making it easier to implement localization to different language

groups</p></li>

</ul>

<p>A key example of the use of resource files is found in the implementation

of <xref href="GUID-F3262DF6-39CA-4E96-AD0E-C1FFDE9B0A61.dita">AVKON components</xref>.

AVKON UI components consist of data structures that are defined in the <xref href="GUID-D76B1001-BAF5-4557-A07E-61065523ECBE.dita">resource files</xref>, and

then are called from the classes controlling the UI implementation. When UI

component implementation is split into these two approaches, it means that

resources can be recompiled, for example for new languages, without having

to recompile the application code.</p>

<p>For more information on managing resource files, see:</p>

<ul>

<li><p><xref href="GUID-0FB60233-993A-4BF2-9E8C-E03AD092359B.dita">Managing

resource files</xref></p>

</li>

<li><p><xref href="GUID-E111C4E8-1342-4E87-ACB4-5B630AF1501C.dita">Internationalization

and localization</xref></p>

</li>

</ul>