Load Image from Embedded resource WP8 / C#

Question

I am trying to load an image from an Embedded resource in a windows phone application

Here is my project setup:

Module1 = Phone Application

Module2 = ClassLibrary.dll

Module1 calls Module2 to create all of the data objects for the phone app.

When Module2 is creating the objects, I wanted to load an image from a resource.

The resource is "Default.png" and saved in the "Images" directory ( Build Action = Embedded Resource, Copy to Output Directory = Copy Always)

The code I am using produces an exception

ex = {"The request is not supported. "}

Here is the code:

private void LoadImage()
{
  Assembly curAssembly = null; 

  curAssembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();

  string [] names = curAssembly.GetManifestResourceNames();

  // names[0] = "Storage.Images.Default.png"
  // so I know I am using the correct name 

  Stream resStream = curAssembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Storage.Images.Default.png");

  BitmapImage bitMapImage = new BitmapImage();

  try
  {
    bitMapImage.SetSource(resStream);
  }
  catch (Exception ex)
  {
    Debug.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
  }
}

Can you help a newbie out? Thanks

Answer 1

Steps to get that working:

First Appraoch

1. Right-click on your project in VS and choose " Add New Item "
2. From "General" tab choose " Resources File "
3. Open that resource_file.resx which you just added to your project and choose " Add Existing Item " and then choose your image.

4. Then then in your LoadImage method, do this:

   private void LoadImage()
   {
   Drawing.Bitmap bitMapImage = resource_file.name_of_your_image;
   }

Note: In this code, I assumed that the name you choose for your resource file is "resource_file"

Second Approach

System.Resources.ResourceManager rm = new System.Resources.ResourceManager(this.GetType().Assembly.GetName().Name + ".resource_file", this.GetType().Assembly);
System.Drawing.Bitmap bmp= (System.Drawing.Bitmap)rm.GetObject("Baba");

or use can use System.Resources.ResourceReader and other approaches

Answer 2

Figured it out...

The name I was using to load the resource was wrong...

Using the name from the array returned in this call

string [] names = curAssembly.GetManifestResourceNames();

And it works flawlessly