Download runtime image from resource in WPF

Question

I am trying to load a runtime image in WPF using the following code

_image = new Image(); BitmapImage src = new BitmapImage(); src.BeginInit(); src.UriSource = new Uri(@"pack://application:,,,/images/tagimages/placeholder.png", UriKind.Absolute); src.CacheOption = BitmapCacheOption.OnLoad; src.EndInit(); _image.Source = src; _image.Stretch = Stretch.None; 

In my project, I have a folder with images and a subfolder in this folder called tagimages, which contains placeholder.png. When I run this code, I get the following error:

"Unable to find resources" images / tagimages / placeholder.png '"

What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

Turns out I should have used

 Uri(@"pack://application:,,,/<MyProject>;component/images/tagimages/placeholder.png", UriKind.Absolute); 

Answer 2

From the procedural code, you use: @ "pack: // application: ,, / putyourfilenamehere" for the embedded resource.

Or in other words

BitmapImage image = new BitmapImage (new Uri ("pack: // application: ,, / Images / myimage.png"));