How to Display a Random Image

You many want to display a random ad or image on your page. When you do, use the code below. In this example, you would need to hit the refresh button to get a new image. The image you see here is a random image from my soccer folder.


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ASP.NET CODE


<asp:Image ID="imgRandom" runat="server" />

<asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text="Label" />

VB.NET CODE

Imports System.IO

Private Sub Page_Load()
    Dim imageToDisplay As String = GetRandomImage()
    imgRandom.ImageUrl = Path.Combine("~/images/soccer/", imageToDisplay)
    lblRandom.Text = imageToDisplay
End Sub

Private Function GetRandomImage() As String
    Dim rnd As New Random()
     Dim images() As String = Directory.GetFiles(MapPath("~/images/soccer/"),
        "*.jpg")
    Dim imageToDisplay As String = images(rnd.Next(images.Length))
    Return Path.GetFileName(imageToDisplay)
End Function

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