“Cannot convert string to ImageSource.” How can I do this?

Question

private void HeroMouseEnter(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
    {
        ((Image)sender).Source = GetGlowingImage(((Image)sender).Name);            
    }

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Answer 1

var converter = new Xamarin.Forms.ImageSourceConverter();
var imgSource = (Xamarin.Forms.ImageSource) converter.ConvertFromInvariantString(item.Poster);