How set convert Images inside an ImageList to Icon Type?

Question

I have a few icons inside an ImageList in a GUI application. I want to set the notification icon from this list but the problem is it accepts only Icon instances not Image.

System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon trayIcon = ...;
System.Windows.Forms.ImageList notifierImageList = ...;

trayIcon.Icon = notifierImageList.Images[0]; //This fails since no such cast exist

Thanks.

Answer 1

Here is a couple of options.

1. Instead of storing the icon in an ImageList, you can store it as a resource. Then construct an Icon object from the resource.

2. Convert image to icon by creating a handle. This one I found on the web.

   notifyIcon1.Icon = Icon.FromHandle(((Bitmap)imageList1.Images[0]).GetHicon());