How to get an icon in stackPanel in a XAML file

Question

I am new to XAML and C#

I have an icon created already in a project and and I have to use this icon whenever I select one of the option from the dropdown menu.

I made a stackpanel in XAML file

<StackPanel Name="stackPanelforIcon">
</StackPanel>

In the code behind file I have different cases for the dropdown menu.

case IconOnSelect:
?????? = IconList.NewIcon;

This NewIcon is the one already created and I am using the source also for this

using IconProject.Iconlists;

On writing IconList.NewIcon I am not getting any error, it is referenced correctly.

What should I write at ?????? to reference it. Is there any other way apart from using stackPanel to include an icon

Answer 1

A StackPanel cannot show an icon on it's own. You need a control for it, for example an Image .

<StackPanel Name="stackPanelforIcon">
    <Image x:Name=theImage" />
</StackPanel>

Then you can use your Icon in your code behind like this:

this.theImage.Source = IconList.NewIcon;

You may need to convert your value, you never said what type it actually is.

Please note that using code-behind is not the preferred way with WPF. Using MVVM is way easier and more natural working with WPF, using code-behind you will fight WPF all the way. Using MVVM, this could be:

<StackPanel Name="stackPanelforIcon">
    <Image Source="{Binding CurrentImage}" />
</StackPanel>

with your ViewModel having a property called CurrentImage that you would set when you want to change it. Don't forget to implement INotifyPropertyChanged for the changes to take effect though.