16.2 How do I load a BMP file that has been added to my solution as an embedded resource? |
If you add a BMP file to your solution using the File|Add Existing Item... Menu Item, then change the Build Action property of this BMP file to Embedded Resource, you can then access this resource with code similar to: |
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| // WindowsApplication6 corresponds to Default Namespace in your project settings.
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| // subfolders should be the folder names if any, inside which the bmp is added. If the bmp was added to the top level, you don't have to specify anything here.
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| string bmpName = "WindowsApplication6.subfolders.sync.bmp";
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| System.IO.Stream strm = null;
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| try
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| {
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| strm = this.GetType().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(bmpName);
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| pictureBox1.Image = new Bitmap(strm);
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| // Do the same for Icons
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| // Icon icon1 = new Icon(strm);
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| }
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| catch(Exception e)
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| {
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| MessageBox.Show(e.Message);
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| }
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| finally
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| {
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| if(strm != null)
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| strm.Close();
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| } |
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