Can not add a image from resource to image box in C# WPF

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im trying to add a image from resource folder to a image box, how ever if i gave the full URl of the image without referring to the resource file it is working

What I have tried:

ImageSource imageSource = new BitmapImage(new Uri(@"Images/Icon Set/CloudyDay.jpg", UriKind.Relative));

imgwicon.Source = imageSource;

Posted 28-Sep-17 16:06pm

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Updated 28-Sep-17 22:40pm

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Graeme_Grant 28-Sep-17 23:25pm

You say it is working, so what is the problem?

Member 13049972 29-Sep-17 1:11am

no its not working mate! only working if i gave the full URL from the local hard disk. how do i get the referance from the resource folder inside the solution

Graeme_Grant 29-Sep-17 2:02am

You needed to mention this in the question details... Solution posted below.

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ImageSource imageSource = new BitmapImage(new Uri(@"Images/Icon Set/CloudyDay.jpg", UriKind.Relative));

imgwicon.Source = imageSource;

here remove the ,

UriKind.Relative

thats all!

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Graeme_Grant · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-28T20:02:00

Solution 1

The easiest way to specify a path to an image to be used in an Image control is to do the following:

1. Embed the image as a binary resource in your project
2. Set the Build Action of the image to Resource
3. Just use the filename as the image’s Source (prefix path if in subfolder)
4. Do not distribute the image with your executable (it’s embedded)

Just use the filename in the Image tag:

XML

<Image Source="CloudyDay.jpg"/>

With path:.

XML

<Image Source="Images/Icon Set/CloudyDay.jpg"/>

Posted 28-Sep-17 20:02pm

Graeme_Grant

Updated 28-Sep-17 20:05pm

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George Swan 11-Oct-17 4:16am

Good answer. The term ‘embedded’ may be confusing because there are both ‘Resource’ and ‘Embedded Resource’ options for creating a Resource. I feel that the best option for WPF is ‘Resource’ because it integrates better with WPF’s file management service. Both options create an embedded resource, in the sense that they become an integral part of the assembly.