Where does EmbeddedResourceLoader live in the IronOCR API?

EmbeddedResourceLoader is a class in the IronOcr.Utils namespace, shipped in IronOcr.dll. It derives from Object and exposes a single static LoadResource method, so you call it without constructing an instance.

How do you load an embedded resource as a stream in C#?

Call the static EmbeddedResourceLoader.LoadResource with the fully qualified resource name; it returns a System.IO.Stream. Dispose the stream with a using when finished, and verify the resource name matches the assembly manifest.

Class EmbeddedResourceLoader

Provides functionality to load embedded resources from the assembly.

Inheritance

System.Object

EmbeddedResourceLoader

Namespace: IronOcr.Utils

Assembly: IronOcr.dll

Syntax

public class EmbeddedResourceLoader : Object

Reading a file embedded in an assembly back as a stream runs through EmbeddedResourceLoader. It resolves a named embedded resource and hands you a System.IO.Stream, wrapping the usual reflection boilerplate of locating and opening a resource compiled into a .dll.

The work is done by a single static method, so you call it without constructing the loader: EmbeddedResourceLoader.LoadResource(string resourceName) takes the resource name and returns an open Stream you can read from. This is an internal utility IronOCR uses to load its own bundled assets, surfaced for code that follows the same pattern, such as loading a packaged language file or template from your own assembly.

Because the method returns a Stream, dispose it when you are finished, ideally with a using. The resource name follows the .NET embedded-resource convention (the default namespace plus the folder path and file name), so pass the fully qualified name that matches how the file was embedded. If the name does not match, no stream is returned, so verify the resource name against the assembly's manifest.

The advanced installation guide covers how IronOCR packages its native and resource files, and the custom language how-to shows loading language assets.

Constructors

EmbeddedResourceLoader()

Declaration

public EmbeddedResourceLoader()

Methods

LoadResource(String)

Loads an embedded resource as a System.IO.Stream.

Declaration

public static Stream LoadResource(string resourceName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	resourceName	The name of the embedded resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.IO.Stream	A System.IO.Stream representing the embedded resource.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
IronOcrProductException	Thrown when the specified resource cannot be found.