How to play a WPF Sound File resource

Question

I am trying to play a sound file in my WPF application. Currently I have the following call:

private void PlaySound(string uriPath)
{
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Answer 1

You can also load a Stream into the SoundPlayer if the .wav file is an Embedded Resource. Note that in this example the resources are in a folder called Resources that is in the root of the project, that is why it is written {0}.Resources.{1}.

//the wav filename
string file = "emergency_alarm_002.wav";

//get the current assembly
var assembly = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();

//load the embedded resource as a stream
var stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(string.Format("{0}.Resources.{1}", assembly.GetName().Name, file));

//load the stream into the player
var player = new System.Media.SoundPlayer(stream);

//play the sound
player.Play();