convert image to byte[] and to base64 string

Question

i wanna convert the image in the picture box to base64 String.

private void btnCapture_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        frmaccount.pbID.Image = (Bitmap)pbCapture.Image.Clone();//this is the image i wanna Convert to base64
        device.Stop();
        this.Dispose();
    }

PS. the image is taken from my camera and i want to save it as base64 String.

what type is it? what methods does it have? – Daniel A. White Mar 19 '21 at 15:50 — Daniel A. White, Mar 19 '21 at 15:50

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 19 '21 at 15:52

You can convert your image to a byte[] first

ImageConverter converter = new ImageConverter();
var bytes = (byte[])converter.ConvertTo((Bitmap)pbCapture.Image, typeof(byte[]));

and then to a base64 string

string base64String = Convert.ToBase64String(imageBytes);

convert image to byte[] and to base64 string

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