How to fetch an icon from a DLL if it is present in a project resources in C#?

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I have a project ModuleManager in which I have added an icon file into the Resource folder. This will be compiled into an dll. Later If I want to fetch the Icon,I know I have to use

C#

System.Drawing.Icon icon1 = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream

But I am not able to find the correct syntax.Any help will be appreciated.

What I have tried:

I have tried the following line-

C#

System.Drawing.Icon icon1 = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream(ModuleManager.resources.iconfilename)

Which is returning null.

Posted 1-Jun-16 7:20am

DSomesh

Updated 1-Jun-16 7:34am

George Jonsson

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George Jonsson · Answer 1 · 2016-06-01T07:34:00

Solution 1

Try

C#

string[] resourceNames = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceNames();

It will give you a list of all the existing resources and their full names.
This is to make sure the icon is there.

Then do

C#

System.Drawing.Icon icon1 = new System.Drawing.Icon(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream(ModuleManager.resources.iconfilename));

if ModuleManager.resources.iconfilename contains the correct name.

Posted 1-Jun-16 7:34am

George Jonsson

Updated 1-Jun-16 7:40am

v3

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DSomesh 1-Jun-16 13:49pm

This returns me only one string containing " ModuleManager.Properties.Resources.resources"

DSomesh 1-Jun-16 13:58pm

Got it!!I missed the part of marking the resource as embedded resources.

George Jonsson 1-Jun-16 14:06pm

Good. Debugging helps. :)