Self Hosted ASP.NET Web API: how to embed images?

Question

I switched my ASP.NET Web API from IIS-hosted to self-hosted. So far I had my images deployed in its own folder (and accessed them with HostingEnvironment.MapPath). Obviously this folder doesn't exist in a self hosted environment. How can I handle images instead?

You just want to access the images ? You *could* try - `System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath` — Yasser Shaikh, Apr 09 '14 at 11:58
Current is null. But I think this is only part of the issue. The Images folder which I used to have (in my IIS installation) doesn't exist anymore... — Dunken, Apr 09 '14 at 12:07

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 01 '14 at 12:45

OK, I figured it out. Here's what I did:

set Build Action of each image as Embedded Resource
replace my MapPath with the following piece of code:

var resourcePath = "My.Namespace." + iconPath; //iconPath = subfolder.subfolder.file.ext using (Stream imageStream = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly() .GetManifestResourceStream(resourcePath)) { ...

Self Hosted ASP.NET Web API: how to embed images?

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