Using Bitmap Class in XAML

Asked Apr 28 '15 at 09:04

Active Apr 28 '15 at 09:04

Viewed 30 times

I've defined access to my resources for my WPF project in XAML as follows:

xmlns:properties="clr-namespace:MyProject.Properties"

Now I want to make use of this in my XAML view following these guidelines, i.e.,

<Image Height="100">
  <Image.Source>
    <BitmapImage DecodePixelHeight="60" UriSource="{x:Static properties:Resources.MyImage"/>
  </Image.Source>
</Image>

However, binding to resources returns a Bitmap and not the required Uri type. How do I correctly reference my Bitmap in XAML as the source for an image?

N.B. I want to avoid hard-coded path strings in XAML, hence the reference to properties.

asked Apr 28 '15 at 09:04

James B

8,975
13
45
83

Can you clarify: Is Resources.MyImage pointing to a bitmap, or a string/path/uri? – olitee Apr 28 '15 at 09:18
An Image was added to the resources of the project, and that is what I'm pointing to, i.e., a bitmap. – James B Apr 28 '15 at 09:28
Have you tried binding the Image directly to the resource? (i.e. `` ) – olitee Apr 28 '15 at 09:33
You say MyImage is a Bitmap not a URI ? – Juan Pablo Garcia Coello Apr 28 '15 at 09:33
1

[This answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/15008178/1136211) may also be helpful. – Clemens Apr 28 '15 at 09:37
@olitee - Yes, this doesn't work as it's the wrong type. – James B Apr 28 '15 at 09:40
@Clemens - Thought this may be the case. Was interested to know if it was possible from resources without some kind of converter. – James B Apr 28 '15 at 09:43

Using Bitmap Class in XAML

0 Answers0