The given System.Uri cannot be converted into a Windows.Foundation.Uri

Question

I\'m trying to programmatically load a BitmapImage in a XAML Metro app. Here\'s my code:

var uri = new Uri(\"/Images/800x600/BackgroundTile.bmp\", UriKind.Re         


        

Answer 1

You will need to use the page's BaseUri property or the image control's BaseUri property like this:

//using the page's BaseUri property
BitmapImage bitmapImage = new BitmapImage(this.BaseUri,"/Images/800x600/BackgroundTile.bmp");
image.Source = bitmapImage;

or

//using the image control's BaseUri property
image.Source = new BitmapImage(image.BaseUri,"/Images/800x600/BackgroundTile.bmp");

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