How to read Controls defined in App.xaml through code in Silverlight?

I have defined the following in the App.xaml under Resources.
<Application.Resources>
<Border x:Name="TransformerBorder" BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="2" Canvas.Left="15" Canvas.Top="180">
<StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Canvas.Left="15" Canvas.Top="180">
<Rectangle x:Name="UpperRectangle" Width="25" Height="15" RadiusX="0" RadiusY="15">
<Rectangle.Fill>
<SolidColorBrush Color="White" x:Name="rect1Color" x:Uid="Padma">
SolidColorBrush>
Rectangle.Fill>
Rectangle>
<Rectangle x:Name="LowerRectangle" Width="25" Height="15" RadiusX="0" RadiusY="30" Fill="LawnGreen">
Rectangle>
<StackPanel.Resources>
<Storyboard x:Name="myStoryboard" AutoReverse="True" Duration="0:0:5">
<ColorAnimation
Storyboard.TargetProperty="Color"
Storyboard.TargetName="rect1Color"
From="White"
To="Green"/>
Storyboard>
StackPanel.Resources>
StackPanel>
Border>Application.Resources>

Now I need to refer the TransformerBorder, how can I do this? I am not able to access this control from thas App.xaml file.
Can anyone help me out here?
Thanks & Regards
Padma

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Mike Gold16y ago
If you want to define a particular border to use, you should probably define it as a style for a Border and then apply that style to a border you want to use in a border in another XAML file.

<Style x:Key="TransformerBorder" TargetType="Border"
...
and then in your other XAML file
Also See from Scott Gu: http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/pages/silverlight-tutorial-part-4-using-style-elements-to-better-encapsulate-look-and-feel.aspx