Embedded clip art

Question

 
I want to create a button on a form that looks like a human eye. 
I can’t seem to find a wingding of an eye, so I want to display a piece of clip art on the form button.
I’ve seen examples on line like:
This->button1->Image = Image::FromHbitmap(IntPtr hbitmap);
This->button1->Image = Image::FromFile(“path/eye.bmp”);
And I’ve seen references like:
HBITMAP hBMP = (HBITMAP) LoadImage( NULL, "Your/ImagePath/a.bmp", IMAGE_BITMAP, 0, 0, LR_LOADFROMFILE);
 I don’t want the program to require the bmp file on disk when it runs.
Is there a way to convert the bmp file into some sort of binary bitmap stream and then embed that stream in my source code instead of referencing the file itself in the code?

Answer 1

Images can be embedded into resource file having .resx extension. Check if your project already contains such a file in Solution Explorer, otherwise add one using Add New Item command. Then double-click the .resx file in Solution Explorer. Then you
should be able to insert existing images. After compilation, the image will be embedded into executable.
In order to access the image, consider the ResourceManager class:
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/7fffb96c-81f8-4fe6-b4fd-fa423806801e. Adjust the name of the application, the name of resource file (without extensions) and the name of resource item.