Is control.TrayLocation in resource file is really required?

Question

whenever I add a non visual control(tooltip, dataset etc) to windows form, an entry control.TrayLocation gets added in the resource file.

is it really required? is it okay to delete this entry before checking-in into source control?

Answer 1

Hi @Prash ,Welcome to Microsoft Q&A,

The TrayLocation property in the resource file is typically added automatically by Visual Studio when you add certain non-visual controls like tooltips, datasets, etc., to your Windows Form application. This property stores information about the location of the control within the designer.

It's generally safe to delete these entries from the resource file before checking into source control. The TrayLocation property is only relevant within the Visual Studio designer for positioning the controls, and it won't affect the functionality of your application at runtime.

However, it's a good practice to ensure that removing these entries doesn't cause any unintended side effects.You can verify this by building and running your application after removing the TrayLocation entries to make sure everything still behaves as expected. If everything works fine, you can safely remove these entries before checking into source control.

Best Regards,

Jiale

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