How to convert varBinary into image or video when retrieved from database in C#

Question

I am using visual studio 2010, (desktop application) and using LINQ to SQL to save image/video or audio files to database in dataType VarBinary (MAX). This I ca

Answer 1

Dillie-O's code makes for a very nice extension method:

    // from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5623264/how-to-convert-varbinary-into-image-or-video-when-retrieved-from-database-in-c:
    public static BitmapImage ToImage(this Binary b)
    {
        if (b == null)
            return null;

        var binary = b.ToArray();
        var image = new BitmapImage();
        var ms = new MemoryStream();

        ms.Write(binary, 0, binary.Length);

        image.BeginInit();
        image.StreamSource = new MemoryStream(ms.ToArray());
        image.EndInit();

        return image;
    }