---
title: "How to: Create a new BitmapSource"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
dev_langs: 
  - "csharp"
  - "vb"
helpviewer_keywords: 
  - "creating new BitmapSource objects [WPF]"
  - "BitmapSource objects [WPF], creating"
ms.assetid: 0adf447e-014f-4ceb-97b2-f21affe6d55b
---
# How to: Create a new BitmapSource
This example demonstrates how to use the <xref:System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapSource.Create%2A> method of <xref:System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapSource> to create a new <xref:System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapSource> object.  
  
## Example  
 [!code-csharp[ImagingSnippetGallery_procedural_snip#BitmapSourceCreate](~/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Wpf/ImagingSnippetGallery_procedural_snip/CSharp/BitmapSourceExample.cs#bitmapsourcecreate)]
 [!code-vb[ImagingSnippetGallery_procedural_snip#BitmapSourceCreate](~/samples/snippets/visualbasic/VS_Snippets_Wpf/ImagingSnippetGallery_procedural_snip/VB/BitmapSourceExample.vb#bitmapsourcecreate)]  
  
## See also

- [Imaging Overview](imaging-overview.md)