WP8.1 C# Binding Contact Image

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Quite simply, I’m attempting to create an app that would display the contacts for a user.

I’m also a self-taught programmer, so I

Answer 1

    public static BitmapImage GetImage(Contact con)
    {
        if (con == null || con.Thumbnail == null)
        {
            return null;
        }

        var bitmapImage = new BitmapImage();
        bitmapImage.DecodePixelHeight = 256;
        bitmapImage.DecodePixelWidth = 256;


        Action load = async () =>
        {
            using (IRandomAccessStream fileStream = await con.Thumbnail.OpenReadAsync())
            {
                await bitmapImage.SetSourceAsync(fileStream);
            }
        };

        load();

        return bitmapImage;
    }