How to GetResourceStream from absolute uri.
When I am running the below code I am getting null in sri.
StreamResourceInfo sri = Application.GetResourceStream(new Uri("http://----", UriKind.RelativeorAbsolute));
BitmapImage src = new BitmapImage();
src.SetSource(sri.Stream);
// Get WriteableBitmap
WriteableBitmap bitmap = new WriteableBitmap(src);
Any help is highly appreciated.
GetResourceStream method is not for http requests. See the documentation here.
Returns a resource file from a location in the application package.
uriResource Type:
System.UriA relative URI that identifies the resource file to be loaded. If the file has a Build Action of Content, the URI is relative to the application package and you should not use a leading forward slash. If the file has aBuild ActionofResource, you can use a leading forward slash, but it is not required.
Resource data is a data compiled into your assembly/package
Basically, there are two types of resources which you can load via that method:
Files Embedded in the application assembly in the application package
Uri("/Application;component/EmbeddedInApplicationAssembly.png")
Files included in the application package
Uri("IncludedInApplicationPackage.png");
What you're looking for is HttpClient