WPF

Image myImage = new Image();
myImage.Width = 200;

BitmapImage myBitmapImage = new BitmapImage();
myBitmapImage.BeginInit();
myBitmapImage.UriSource = new Uri(@"C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Pictures\Sample Pictures\Water Lilies.jpg");
myBitmapImage.DecodePixelWidth = 200;
myBitmapImage.EndInit();

//set image source
myImage.Source = myBitmapImage;

DefaultStyleKey = typeof(MyCustomControlClass);

Mark Salsbery
Microsoft MVP - Visual C++

using System;
using System.Net;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Ink;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Animation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;



namespace MyCustomControls
{
    public class MyControl: ContentControl
    {
        public string Content1
        {
            get { return (string)GetValue(ContentProperty1); }
            set { SetValue(ContentProperty1, value); }
        }

        public static readonly DependencyProperty ContentProperty1 =
            DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached("Content", typeof(string), typeof(MyControl),
            new PropertyMetadata("a"));

        
        public MyControl()
            {
                this.DefaultStyleKey = typeof(MyControl);
            }
    }
}

<ResourceDictionary 
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:local="clr-namespace:MyCustomControls;assembly=MyCustomControls">
    <Style TargetType="local:MyControl">
        <Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Bottom"/>
        <Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Right"/>
        <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White"/>
        <Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Bottom"/>
        <Setter Property="Content" Value="The Code Project"/>
</ResourceDictionary>

<UserControl x:Class="MyPortal.Controls.ctrlLogin"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" 
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" 
    Width="400" Height="140"
    xmlns:local="clr-namespace:MyCustomControls;assembly=MyCustomControls">

<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Width="400" Height="500" Background="Gray" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
            <RowDefinition Height="20"/>
            <RowDefinition Height="480"/>
        </Grid.RowDefinitions>

        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
            <ColumnDefinition Width="400" />
        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<local:MyControl Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0"/>
</Grid>

</UserControl>

<Style TargetType="local:MyControl">
    <Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Bottom"/>
    <Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Right"/>
    <Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Bottom"/>
    <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#FF0000FF"/>
    <Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Bold"/>
    <Setter Property="FontStyle" Value="Italic"/>
    <Setter Property="Cursor" Value="Hand"/>
    <Setter Property="Content" Value="The Code Project"/>
    <Setter Property="Template">
        <Setter.Value>
            <ControlTemplate TargetType="local:MyControl">
                <TextBlock Text="{TemplateBinding Content}"
                           Cursor="{TemplateBinding Cursor}"
                           HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalAlignment}"
                           VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalAlignment}"
                           FontFamily="{TemplateBinding FontFamily}"
                           FontSize="{TemplateBinding FontSize}"
                           FontWeight="{TemplateBinding FontWeight}"
                           FontStyle="{TemplateBinding FontStyle}"
                           FontStretch="{TemplateBinding FontStretch}"
                           Foreground="{TemplateBinding Foreground}"
                           Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}" />
            </ControlTemplate>
        </Setter.Value>
    </Setter>
</Style>

Mark Salsbery
Microsoft MVP - Visual C++