UWP BitmapImage SetSource from MemoryStream hangs

Question

In my UWP app i store images in an SQLite db in form of byte[]. Then as i retrieve my objects from the db i bind them to a GridView data template which has an Image control.

Answer 1

I use an extension method that I use into the converter:

    public static BitmapImage AsBitmapImage(this byte[] byteArray)
    {
        if (byteArray != null)
        {
            using (var stream = new InMemoryRandomAccessStream())
            {
                stream.WriteAsync(byteArray.AsBuffer()).GetResults(); 
                          // I made this one synchronous on the UI thread;
                          // this is not a best practice.
                var image = new BitmapImage();
                stream.Seek(0);
                image.SetSource(stream);
                return image;
            }
        }

        return null;
    }