Set image source to a URI

Question

If i have a link to an image online and i want to set the image source to this uri, how should i do it best? The code i\'m trying is shown below.

Answer 1

The way you are setting the image source in code-behind is absolutely fine. The other alternative, if you are using binding / MVVM is to convert your string URL to an image source using a converter:

public class StringToImageConverter : IValueConverter
{

  public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
  {
    string url = value as string;
    Uri uri = new Uri(url);
    return new BitmapImage(uri);
  }

  public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
  {
    throw new NotImplementedException();
  }
}