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<p>In the Symbian platform, <xref href="GUID-5F749184-C804-41FC-BA81-038783BDC967.dita">resource</xref> files
are used to define UI components such as status panes, <xref href="GUID-A4F3738C-CBFD-4151-9132-26FE05966715.dita">CBA (Control Button
Area) buttons</xref>, <xref href="GUID-5918ED8A-B26B-41A0-94A6-AB6D51BF80A1.dita">menu bars</xref>, <xref href="GUID-DAC32BB9-C0EB-42FF-A596-C2F1A90A4BD7.dita">views</xref>, dialogs,
strings, and constants used in applications. The UI components consist
of data structures that are defined in resource files. These data
structures are then invoked 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 (unless you change
the resource identifiers).</p>
<p>This section includes the following:</p>
<note>
<p>For demonstration purposes, the sections on resources contain
examples with arbitrary values. In your own code, it is recommend
that you use a system of easy to remember value names.</p>
</note>
<p>For an introduction to the UI, see <xref href="GUID-0F593BE1-1220-4403-B04E-B8E8A9A49701.dita">UI concepts</xref>.</p>
<p>For more information on resources, resource files, and their
use in the Symbian platform, see <xref href="jar:GUID-35228542-8C95-4849-A73F-2B4F082F0C44.jar!/sdk/doc_source/guide/System-Libraries-subsystem-guide/bafl94/InterfaceToResourceFiles/InterfaceToResourceFilesOverview.guide.html" format="application/java-archive">Resource Files</xref>.</p>
<p>This section explains the following:</p>
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