binding an image source in XAML

Question

I am trying to bind an image source to my XAML through c#

this works

<Image Source="images/man.jpg"></Image>

this does not work

<Image Source="images/{Binding imagesource}"></Image>

where imagesource is a string variable in the c# file of this xaml and is being set equal to "man.jpg"

Answer 1

here is a way how to do it in XAML:

add this to the namespace:

xmlns:System="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib"

then add your images paths

<System:String x:Key="ImageRefresh">/Theme;component/Images/icon_refresh.png</System:String>
<System:String x:Key="ImageSearch">/Theme;component/Images/icon_search.png</System:String>

This is how you use it

<Image Height="16" Source="{StaticResource ImageSearch}" Stretch="Uniform" Width="16"/>

This works ok, but if you load your xaml style in Blend it will go bogus..

An object of type "System.String" cannot be applied to a property that expects the type "System.Windows.Media.ImageSource".

I haven't figured out yet, how to replace System:String with that Media.ImageSource... but hey.. it works for me in Visual Studio.