Changing source of image element

Question

I try to change picture of image1. In collection I have "1.png" and "2.png".

In properties of image1 the Source is "/Appname;component/pictures/1.png"

I wrote:

image1.Source = "/Appname;component/pictures/2.png";

but it doesn't work, of course, because "implicit conversion from string to System.Windows.Media.ImageSource is not possible".

How to change the picture in image1 to "2.png"?

Have you looked at this question and answer - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/350027/setting-wpf-image-source-in-code ? — Zann Anderson, Nov 09 '11 at 17:21

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 09 '11 at 22:47

You cannot directly assign a string as image source. But you can use a BitmapImage as source.

Example:

BitmapImage bitmap = new BitmapImage(new Uri("/Appname;component/pictures/2.png", UriKind.Relative));
image1.Source = bitmap;

If this doesn't work then something is wrong with your Uri (image path) and you should have a look at the link provided by Zannjaminderson (in the comments).

Changing source of image element

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