How to set image property of button from XML file in windows application.

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Hi,

I have a query regarding reading Image Property for button from a XML file.

I read XML files to Generate Screens using System.Windows.Forms.Controls. The XML file is read and properties are set using Reflection

A sample representation of it is given below

<Control type="System.Windows.Forms.Button, System.Windows.Forms,
Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
name="Button2">
<Property name="TabIndex" value="6"></Property>
<Property name="Size" value="75, 23"></Property>
<Property name="Name" value="Button2"></Property>
<Property name="UseVisualStyleBackColor" value="true"></Property>
<Property name="Text" value="Exit"></Property>
<Property name="Location" value="106, 170"></Property>

Is it possible to specify the Image Property as Given Below

<Property name="Image" value="C:\Data\Image.bmp"></Property>

How can the Image Name read at run time and binded to dynamically generated assembly.

Please advice?

[edit]Code blocks added - OriginalGriff[/edit]

Posted 12-Feb-11 23:28pm

bburhanbohra

Updated 13-Feb-11 2:41am

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Nish Nishant · Answer 1 · 2011-02-13T03:20:00

Are you asking how to read the value attribute? If so that's surprising since your core application itself generates UI from XML. So surely you should already have an XML parser in place and all ready to use? If not, then how are you parsing the XML or how do you plan to read in the XML?

Now if I misunderstood and you have the XML all parsed out and ready to use, but you are wondering if you can set images on controls, then it really depends on the controls. Many controls do support setting an image as background directly, but not all do. So for some controls you won't be able to do this unless you use derived/custom controls that have been enhanced with an image property.