The given System.Uri cannot be converted into a Windows.Foundation.Uri

Question

I\'m trying to programmatically load a BitmapImage in a XAML Metro app. Here\'s my code:

var uri = new Uri(\"/Images/800x600/BackgroundTile.bmp\", UriKind.Re         


        

Answer 1

I know this is old but I hope this helps. I wrote this in XAML and it worked for me. The Ide I'm using is vs-2015 with win-10.

<Window>
<Grid>
<Grid.Background>
<ImageBrush ImageSource="NameOfYourImage.JPG or any Image type"/>
</Grid.Background>
<GroupBox x:Name="groupBox" Header="GroupBox" HorizontalAlignment="Left"   Height="248" Margin="58,33,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="411">
<GroupBox.Background>
<ImageBrush ImageSource="NameOfYourImage.JPG or any Image type"/>
</GroupBox.Background>
</GroupBox>
</Grid>
</Window>