WPF setting a MenuItem.Icon in code

Question

I have an images folder with a png in it. I would like to set a MenuItem's icon to that png. How do I write this in procedural code?

Answer 1

menutItem.Icon = new System.Windows.Controls.Image 
       { 
           Source = new BitmapImage(new Uri("images/sample.png", UriKind.Relative)) 
       };