Using a PictureBox to display images

Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Windows.Forms

Public Class MainClass

   Shared Sub Main()
        Dim myform As Form = New FrmPictureBox()
        Application.Run(myform)

   End Sub ' Main

End Class

Public Class FrmPictureBox
   Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

   Private imageNumber As Integer = -1

#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "

   Public Sub New()
      MyBase.New()

      'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
      InitializeComponent()

      'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call

   End Sub

   'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
   Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
      If disposing Then
         If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
            components.Dispose()
         End If
      End If
      MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
   End Sub
   Friend WithEvents picImage As System.Windows.Forms.Label
   Friend WithEvents lblPrompt As System.Windows.Forms.Label

   'Required by the Windows Form Designer
   Private components As System.ComponentModel.Container

   'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
   'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
   'Do not modify it using the code editor.
   <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
      Me.picImage = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
      Me.lblPrompt = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
      Me.SuspendLayout()
      '
      'picImage
      '
      Me.picImage.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.Fixed3D
      Me.picImage.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 48)
      Me.picImage.Name = "picImage"
      Me.picImage.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(264, 208)
      Me.picImage.TabIndex = 1
      '
      'lblPrompt
      '
      Me.lblPrompt.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 16)
      Me.lblPrompt.Name = "lblPrompt"
      Me.lblPrompt.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(264, 23)
      Me.lblPrompt.TabIndex = 0
      Me.lblPrompt.Text = "Click On PictureBox to View Images"
      '
      'FrmPictureBox
      '
      Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
      Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 273)
      Me.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.picImage, Me.lblPrompt})
      Me.Name = "FrmPictureBox"
      Me.Text = "PictureBoxTest"
      Me.ResumeLayout(False)

   End Sub

#End Region

   ' replace image in picImage
   Private Sub picImage_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
      ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles picImage.Click

      ' create Image object from file, display in PictureBox
      picImage.Image = Image.FromFile("figure2.bmp")
   End Sub 
End Class

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