Example code required for how to access embedded .Net image resources in C#.

Question

It's very easy to mark an image file to become an embedded resource however how does one access the image thereafter. Please can I have some example code?

Answer 1

Look at the third code snippet at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa309403(VS.71).aspx

Answer 2

The most direct method:

YourProjectsBaseNamespace.Properties.Resources.YourImageResourceName

Answer 3

1) Adding and Editing Resources (Visual C#)

System.Drawing.Bitmap bitmap1 = myProject.Properties.Resources.Image01;

2) Accessing Embedded Resources using GetManifestResourceStream

Assembly _assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();

Stream _imageStream = 
    _assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(
    "ThumbnailPictureViewer.resources.Image1.bmp");
Bitmap theDefaultImage = new Bitmap(_imageStream);

Answer 4

//Get the names of the embedded resource files;

List<string> resources = new List<string>(AssemblyBuilder.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceNames());

//Get the stream

StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(
       AssemblyBuilder.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream(
        resources.Find(target => target.ToLower().Contains("insert name here"))

You can convert from bitmap from the stream. The Bitmap class has a method that does this. LoadFromStream if my memory serves.