GetEmbeddedResourceString.cs

        /// <summary>
        /// Retrieves embedded resource as string.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="resourceName">Resource name (sans assembly name).</param>
        /// <returns>Embedded resource as string.</returns>
        /// <remarks>Resource should contain a BOM so that its encoding can be detected by StreamReader.</remarks>
        public static string GetEmbeddedResourceString(string resourceName)
        {
            var assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
            using (var streamReader = new StreamReader(
                assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(string.Format("{0}.{1}", assembly.GetName().Name, resourceName)),
                //Detecting encoding using BOM.
                true))
            {
                return streamReader.ReadToEnd();
            }
        }