Imports System.Windows.Resources
Imports System.Windows.Media.Imaging

Partial Public Class PageShort
    Inherits UserControl

    Public Sub New()
        InitializeComponent()

        ' Load image resource files included in the application package 
        ' and resources that are embedded in assemblies included in the
        ' application package.

        ' Load an image resource file embedded in the application assembly.
        Dim img1 As Image = LoadImage( _
            "/SilverlightApplication;component/EmbeddedInApplicationAssembly.png")
        Me.stackPanel.Children.Add(img1)

        ' Load an image resource file included the application package.
        Dim img2 As Image = LoadImage("IncludedInApplicationPackage.png")
        Me.stackPanel.Children.Add(img2)

        ' Load an image resource file embedded in a library assembly, 
        ' which is included in the application package.
        Dim img3 As Image = LoadImage( _
            "/SilverlightLibrary;component/EmbeddedInLibraryAssembly.png")
        Me.stackPanel.Children.Add(img3)

    End Sub

    Public Function LoadImage(ByVal relativeUriString As String) As Image

        ' Get the image stream at the specified URI that
        ' is relative to the application package root.
        Dim uri As New Uri(relativeUriString, UriKind.Relative)
        Dim sri As StreamResourceInfo = Application.GetResourceStream(uri)

        ' Convert the stream to an Image object.
        Dim bi As New BitmapImage()
        bi.SetSource(sri.Stream)
        Dim img As New Image()
        img.Source = bi

        Return img

    End Function

End Class

using System; // Uri
using System.IO; // Stream
using System.Windows; // Application
using System.Windows.Controls; // TextBlock, Image
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging; // BitmapImage
using System.Windows.Resources; // StreamResourceInfo

namespace SilverlightApplication
{
    public partial class PageShort : UserControl
    {
        public PageShort()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            // Load image resource files included in the application package 
            // and resources that are embedded in assemblies included in the
            // application package.

            // Load an image resource file embedded in the application assembly.
            Image img1 = LoadImage(
                "/SilverlightApplication;component/EmbeddedInApplicationAssembly.png");
            this.stackPanel.Children.Add(img1);

            // Load an image resource file included the application package.
            Image img2 = LoadImage("IncludedInApplicationPackage.png");
            this.stackPanel.Children.Add(img2);

            // Load an image resource file embedded in a library assembly, 
            // which is included in the application package.
            Image img3 = LoadImage(
                "/SilverlightLibrary;component/EmbeddedInLibraryAssembly.png");
            this.stackPanel.Children.Add(img3);
        }

        public Image LoadImage(string relativeUriString)
        {
            // Get the image stream at the specified URI that
            // is relative to the application package root.
            Uri uri = new Uri(relativeUriString, UriKind.Relative);
            StreamResourceInfo sri = Application.GetResourceStream(uri);

            // Convert the stream to an Image object.
            BitmapImage bi = new BitmapImage();
            bi.SetSource(sri.Stream);
            Image img = new Image();
            img.Source = bi;

            return img;
        }
    }
}