ImageSource.FromFile(String) Method

SECURITY-RELATED CONSIDERATIONS

Using file paths sourced from untrusted input may expose unauthorized files or allow unintended file access. Always validate and normalize all external paths to prevent path manipulation.

Creates an ImageSource object and specifies its ImageSource.SvgImage or ImageSource.Image property depending on the image stored in the specified file.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPrinting.Drawing

Assembly: DevExpress.Printing.v25.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Printing.Core

Declaration

C#

public static ImageSource FromFile(
    string filename
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Function FromFile(
    filename As String
) As ImageSource

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
filename	String	A file name to be used to get an image for the created ImageSource object.

Returns

Type	Description
ImageSource	An ImageSource object that stores the image from the specified file.

Remarks

Use this static method to create an ImageSource object for the image that is stored in a specified file. This method detects the image type and saves the image to the corresponding ImageSource.SvgImage or ImageSource.Image property.

C#

using DevExpress.Utils.Svg;
using DevExpress.XtraPrinting.Drawing;
//...
SvgImage myImage = SvgImage.FromFile(@"../../myImage.svg");
ImageSource = ImageSource.FromFile(@"../../myImage.svg")

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Utils.Svg
Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting.Drawing
'...
Private myImage As SvgImage = SvgImage.FromFile("../../myImage.svg")
ImageSource = ImageSource.FromFile("../../myImage.svg")