Setting background image in WPF

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Tutorials say to use something like this:

XAML

<Window.Background>
  <ImageBrush ImageSource="background.jpg" Stretch="Fill" />
</Window.Background>

But when I do this, i get an error:
"The property Background is set multiple times"

Removing Background property in <window>

Background="{DynamicResource MaterialDesignPaper}"

gives new error:
"An attribute name is missing"

Which successfully stops me from setting the background. Is there any bypass for these errors?

What I have tried:

the things mentioned in the window above

Posted 27-Feb-21 1:37am

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Updated 27-Feb-21 9:09am

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[no name] 27-Feb-21 11:16am

I guess you'll have to show "all" your XAML to prove it's not "set multiple times".

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#realJSOP · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-27T09:09:00

Try creating an ImageBrush in the Window.Resources, and set Window.Background to the resource.

XML

<Window x:Class="WpfBackgroundImg.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
        xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
        mc:Ignorable="d"
		Background="{DynamicResource backgroundImage}"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="450" Width="800">
	<Window.Resources>

		<ImageSource x:Key="imgSource">image_resource.jpg</ImageSource>
		<ImageBrush x:Key="backgroundImage" ImageSource="{DynamicResource imgSource}" Opacity="0.3"></ImageBrush>

	</Window.Resources>
    <Grid>
    </Grid>
</Window>