Set resource string to XAML

Question

I know how to set string from resource
where Text1.Text is \"Hello\"

But I want to do like this

Answer 1

Nikhil's answer is on the right track, but is right for other platforms.

For windows 8, you need to do the following in your resource directory:

This is a resource

In your xaml:

In code:

string myString = (string)(App.Current.Resources["MyString"]);