Image to byte array conversion

It's very easy to convert an image into a byte array, with VB.NET; using MemoryStream object:

Private Function ConvertImageToByteArray(ByVal inputImage As Image) As Byte()

    Dim ms As New System.IO.MemoryStream

    inputImage.Save(ms, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Bmp)

    Return ms.ToArray

End Function

To re-convert the byte array into image, we can use ImageConverter class:

Private Function ConvertByteArrayToBitmap(ByVal array As Byte()) As Bitmap

    Dim ic As New ImageConverter

    Dim img As Image = CType(ic.ConvertFrom(array), Image)

    Dim bmp As New Bitmap(img)

    Return bmp

End Function