vb.net - Free an image that is allocated in a form -

vb.net - Free an image that is allocated in a form -

i have load image , delete timer, not possible unless release image resource, code is:

pic=image.fromfile(directory.getcurrentdirectory+ "s.png")

this image replaced timer code, not able replace because showing image s.png. how can write s.png while showing , reload it? tell me method can free resource s.png other programs can modify it.

try reading image info memory , creating image that:

dim stream = new memorystream(file.readallbytes(directory.getcurrentdirectory() & "s.png")) dim pic = image.fromstream(stream)

you need maintain stream open lifetime of image, when image file replaced , re-reading it, phone call dispose on both stream , pic before recreating them.

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