How can I load a Image from a file, then an image to a bitmap?

Question

I have a file location on my file system.

I need to first load the file into a System.Drawing.Image, then I need to load the Image into a bitmap.

Answer 1

try the Image.FromFile and Bitmap.FromFile methods. if you specifically need to convert an Image instance into a Bitmap instance, I think you can pass in an Image object in the Bitmap constructor.

Answer 2

Skip the "load into an Image" step, it's a one-liner:

Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(path);

Bitmap is derived from Image, you can use it where-ever an Image object is required.