Get a resource item by string winforms

Question

In a C# Winforms app, how can I access Resources via string? For example I know I can do Properties.Resources.MyImage however, I won't know which image I need until runtime. With a string containing "MyImage", how can I access Properties.Resources.MyImage? Ideally, I was hoping for something easy such as Properties.Resources["MyImage"], but with some searching around haven't been able to find a quick solution to this.

Any help is appreciated.

Get an object from resources and typecast that to a bitmap Bitmap myImage = (Bitmap)Properties.Resources.ResourceManager.GetObject("myImage"); — kashi_rock
– kashi_rock, Commented May 22, 2017 at 5:10

Idle_Mind · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-22 05:11:06Z

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You can use ResourceManager.GetObject() like this:

string resourceName = "MyImageNameHere";
Bitmap bmp = (Bitmap)Properties.Resources.ResourceManager.GetObject(resourceName);
pictureBox1.Image = bmp;

answered May 22, 2017 at 5:11

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