adding an image to a label in wpf?

Question

I am currently developing an application in C# using WPF. What I need to be able to do is on a label make their be an image to the left of the text of the label a small image of an X or a small image of a tick depending on the circumstances. I have got the images included in the project in a folder named images.

How can I assign the images to be placed on the left of the label programatically in the code and not using the XAML code.

Answer 1

You can either group this inside a grid:

<Grid>
  <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
    <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
    <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
  </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

  <Image Grid.Column="0" Source="{Binding ImageSourceProperty}" />
  <Label Grid.Column="1" Content="{Binding LabelTextProperty}" />
</Grid>

Or, since the label is a content control, you can simply put the image control inside a label control:

<Label>
  <Image Source="{Binding ImageSourceProperty}" />
  My Text
</Label>

Once you know how the xaml should look like, it is very easy to create the same elements via code.

Answer 2

Since you want this in code behind and not within XAML I would suggest ditching the Label and using a StackPanel coupled with an Image and TextBlock as seen below where MyGrid could be any container...

        <Grid Name="MyGrid"/>

...then in your code behind...

        StackPanel myStackPanel = new StackPanel();
        myStackPanel.Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal;

        Image myImage = new Image();
        BitmapImage myImageSource = new BitmapImage(); 
        myImageSource.BeginInit();
        myImageSource.UriSource = new Uri("Images/MyImage.png");
        myImageSource.EndInit();
        myImage.Source = myImageSource;

        TextBlock myTextBlock = new TextBlock();
        myTextBlock.Text = "This is my image";

        myStackPanel.Children.Add(myImage);
        myStackPanel.Children.Add(myTextBlock);

        MyGrid.Children.Add(myStackPanel);