How can I convert image url to system.drawing.image

Question

I\'m using VB.Net I have an url of an image, let\'s say http://localhost/image.gif

I need to create a System.Drawing.Image object from that

Answer 1

You can use HttpClient and accomplish this task async with few lines of code.

public async Task GetImageFromUrl(string url)
    {
        var httpClient = new HttpClient();
        var stream = await httpClient.GetStreamAsync(url);
        return new Bitmap(stream);
    }