How to change an image in a label during runtime

Question

I try to make a simple program where I have an image in a label.
The name of the label is just label1.
The name of the old image is dob1.png and is initially placed in label1.image property using the Form.cs designer.

Now I want to replace dob1.png by the new dob2.png at runtime when you click on a button.

I know that I must put the code in the button-click event, but I dont know what the code should be.
What I think is that it should start with something like

this.label1.image .......

but what comes next? I cannot find it in the help of Visual-C# Express.

Can somebody help me out?

syncan · Answer

Thank you for the answer. I forgot to say that I already putted the images in the resources-map so they should be available at runtime. From what you wrote it is easiest to use the picturebox followed by your: label1.Image = pictureBox1.Image EDIT: I tried it this way and hided the new dob2 under a panel. This way I was able to make it visible during run-time. I plan to make my own little dice-game so a lot of other things should be added on the form.

Zoran Horvat · Answer

You should load image somehow - there are several ways to do so. Label.Image property receives object of type System.Drawing.Image . You can load image from file using Image.FromFile method. You can embed image in local resources and then use it at runtime like in this article . You can set image to a different control e.g. some PictureBox and then just do: label1.Image = pictureBox1.Image.