c# read byte array from resource

Question

I've been trying to figure out how to read a byte array from one of my resource files, I have tried the most popular hits on Google without clear success.

I have a file stored in the resource collection of my program, I'd like to read this file as a byte array

I'm currently just reading the file from the root directory of my program with the following code:

FileStream fs = new FileStream(Path, FileMode.Open);
BinaryReader br = new BinaryReader(fs);
byte[] bin = br.ReadBytes(Convert.ToInt32(fs.Length));
fs.Close();
br.Close();

However I want to store this file as a resource in my application, so that I don't have to ship an extra file with my program.

This file holds encrypted data that part of my program uses.

Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

Assuming you are talking about files that are embedded as resources in your assembly:

var assembly = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
using (var stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("SomeNamespace.somefile.png"))
{
    byte[] buffer = new byte[stream.Length];
    stream.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
    // TODO: use the buffer that was read
}