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WPF - Image 'is not part of the project or its Build Action is not set to Resource'

I have a project which requires an image in the window. This is a static image and i added through 'Add>Existing Item'. It exists in the root of the project.

I reference the image in a test page like so - 

<Page x:Class="Critter.Pages.Test"
      xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
      xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
      Title="Test">
      <Image Source="bug.png"/>
</Page>

Problem is I get a message saying it can't be found or it's build action isn't resource but it DOES exist and it's build action IS resource. If i create a new application and just throw it on a window then it works fine.

Any help would be great.

Solution

  • Try doing a full rebuild, or delete the build files and then build the file.

    Visual Studio doesn't always pick up changes to resources, and it can be a pain to get it recompile.

    Also try using a full URI as that helped me when I had the same problem. Something like

    pack://application:,,,/MyAssembly;component/bug.png