xamarin.forms set backgroundimage for page from file in android

Question

I have an Image file that i create during runtime.

I want to set it as backgroundImage of a ContentPage (in android project)

I tried to set the path of the file to the BackgroundImage property but it doesn't work.

Is there a way to do it ?

I can't put it as resource since I create it at runtime

eakgul eakgul · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-07T07:06:07

Put your page into Grid which first element is an Image, then set that image Source to your stream like:

    Image bgImage = new Image
    {
        Source = ImageSource.FromStream(() => { return new MemoryStream(buffer); });
    }

    Grid mainGrid = new Grid
    {
        Children = {bgImage,yourContent}
    };
    yourPage.Content= mainGrid;

xamarin.forms set backgroundimage for page from file in android

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