DXImageHelper.GetImageUri(String) Method

Returns a Uri that defines the specified image’s location.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Core

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Core.v21.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

C#

public static Uri GetImageUri(
    string path
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Function GetImageUri(
    path As String
) As Uri

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
path	String	A full path to an image in the library.

Returns

Type	Description
Uri	A Uri object that contains a Uri to the image.

Remarks

Use the DevExpress Image Picker tool to see images that are included in the DevExpress.Images.v21.2 assembly and copy an image’s path to a clipboard.

Display Raster Images

The following code sample uses the DXImageHelper.GetImageUri method to obtain a raster image from the DevExpress.Images.v21.2 assembly:

MainWindow.xaml

<dx:ThemedWindow ...
    xmlns:dx="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/core">
    <Grid>
        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
            <RowDefinition Height="30px"/>
            <RowDefinition Height="32px"/>
        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
        <Button Content="Display Image" Click="Button_Click" Width="150" Grid.Row="0"/>
        <Image x:Name="pngImageUri" Height="32px" Grid.Row="1"/>
    </Grid>
</dx:ThemedWindow>

MainWindow.xaml.cs

using DevExpress.Xpf.Core;
// ...
private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
    pngImageUri.Source = new BitmapImage(DXImageHelper.GetImageUri(@"Images/Actions/Close_32x32.png"));
}

MainWindow.xaml.vb

Imports DevExpress.Xpf.Core
'...
Private Sub Button_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
    pngImageUri.Source = New BitmapImage(DXImageHelper.GetImageUri("Images/Actions/Close_32x32.png"))
End Sub

Display Vector Images

The following code sample uses the DXImageHelper.GetImageUri method to obtain a vector image from the DevExpress.Images.v21.2 assembly:

MainWindow.xaml

<dx:ThemedWindow ...
    xmlns:dx="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/core">
    <Grid>
        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
            <RowDefinition Height="30px"/>
            <RowDefinition Height="32px"/>
        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
        <Button Content="Display Image" Click="Button_Click" Width="150" Grid.Row="0"/>
        <Image x:Name="svgImage" Height="32px" Grid.Row="1"/>
    </Grid>
</dx:ThemedWindow>

MainWindow.xaml.cs

using DevExpress.Xpf.Core;
// ...
private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
    svgImage.Source = WpfSvgRenderer.CreateImageSource(DXImageHelper.GetImageUri(@"SvgImages/Reports/RepeatColumnHeadersOnEveryPage.svg"));
}

MainWindow.xaml.vb

Imports DevExpress.Xpf.Core
'...
Private Sub Button_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
    svgImage.Source = WpfSvgRenderer.CreateImageSource(DXImageHelper.GetImageUri("SvgImages/Reports/RepeatColumnHeadersOnEveryPage.svg"))
End Sub

Related GitHub Examples

The following code snippet (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contains a reference to the GetImageUri(String) method.

Note

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C#

how-to-use-applicationjumplistservice-t208111/CS/DXSampleApplicationJumpListService/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs#L24

   "Windows Media Player",
new BitmapImage(DXImageHelper.GetImageUri("Images/Miscellaneous/Video_16x16.png")),
   () => RunWindowsMediaPlayer()

VB.NET

how-to-use-applicationjumplistservice-t208111/VB/DXSampleApplicationJumpListService/ViewModel/MainViewModel.vb#L28

Public Sub AddItem()
    ApplicationJumpListService.Items.AddOrReplace("Media", "Windows Media Player", New BitmapImage(DXImageHelper.GetImageUri("Images/Miscellaneous/Video_16x16.png")), Sub() RunWindowsMediaPlayer())
    ApplicationJumpListService.Apply()