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SZT
SZT

Reputation: 1966

Does drawing icons have better performance than using an image in WPF?

I am working with a WPF application and I came from web development background where I used to use images to show all kind of icons. But in this wpf project I found my senior developer draws them using wpf shapes.

So, it occurred to me is there a well known reason to do that? I mean does it enhance the performance somehow if I draw the icons instead of using images?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 418

Answers (1)

Fede
Fede

Reputation: 44038

So, it occurred to me is there a well known reason to do that?

WPF has vector graphics. They stretch infinitely without losing resolution / quality.

In contrast, bitmaps (such as PNG or JPG) have a specific pixel resolution and they look bad when enlarged too much.

In terms of performance, displaying a bitmap is much cheaper than drawing a vector icon.

Upvotes: 3

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