Using binary resources inside a WPF application

Binary resources are chunks of bytes added to a project with Build Action defined for it. Generally, these are images, logos, fonts, files, and so on, which are required by the application and are bundled with it.

In this recipe, we will learn how to use binary resources in a WPF application.

Getting ready

To get started, open your Visual Studio IDE and create a new project called CH07.BinaryResourceDemo. Make sure you select the WPF app as the project template.

How to do it...

Follow these steps to add images as binary resources inside a WPF application and load them into the application window:

1. Right-click on the project to add a new folder. Follow the context menu path Add | New Folder. Rename the newly created folder as Images:

2. Now right-click on the Images folder to add a few images. From the context menu entry, select Add | Existing Item... and add two images of your choice. In this example, we have added two existing images, image1.png and...