Load bitmapImage from base64String

Question

How can I load a bitmapImage from base64String in windows 8?

I tried this but I am not successful. It used to work on windows

Answer 1

To create an IRandomAccessStream object for the SetSource method, you need to use a DataWriter. Take a look to this code:

    public async Task GetImage(string value)
    {
        if (value == null)
            return null;

        var buffer = System.Convert.FromBase64String(value);
        using (InMemoryRandomAccessStream ms = new InMemoryRandomAccessStream())
        {
            using (DataWriter writer = new DataWriter(ms.GetOutputStreamAt(0)))
            {
                writer.WriteBytes(buffer);
                await writer.StoreAsync();
            }

            var image = new BitmapImage();
            image.SetSource(ms);
            return image;
        }
    }