How to use a relative path in WPF code?

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Hi,
after SAKryukov gave me the advice to try video playing in WPF I ventured programming WPF. It is very easy, I am amazed.
But in the past I forced myself to work with folders in the solution explorer for content and work with relative paths. But I think it doesnt work in XAML.
Heres my problem code:

<mediaelement canvas.left="0" canvas.top="0">
Name="VideoControl" LoadedBehavior="Manual"
UnloadedBehavior="Stop"
Source="~/Content/..."
Stretch="Fill">

Can anyone tell me how to use a relative path?

Thanks,
Vince

Posted 24-Feb-11 8:55am

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Nish Nishant · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-24T08:58:00

Solution 1

Typically it's done as:

XML

Source="/Content/SomeFolder/MyMedia.ext"

Posted 24-Feb-11 8:58am

Nish Nishant

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ilia.broudno 27-Mar-14 12:58pm

Can you explain why it works?
How does this relative path gets resolved and by what?
What is this path relative to?
I placed Pics directory in the same folder as project file and I can access it via @"/Pics/blabla" syntax in code even though the executable is actually 2 levels down (bin\Debug) from the project file.
When the project is deployed (installed via installshield), /Pics is placed on the same level as executable but it still works.
Which should be exactly what I want but unfortunately it does not work for all such references and I can't figure out why without knowing how the resolving is actually done.