Loading an image into JDesktopPane as background

[Rose88]

Hey,

I want to put an image as a background of my project.Could somebody show me a code which loads a background image into a JDesktopPane.

Thanks,

[mrmatt1111]

You can override the paintComponent of the JDesktopPane (i think) if not you can attach a JPanel to the JDesktopPane instead:

private Image backImage = null; //member variable
...
//in the constructor
backImage = new ImageIcon(this.getClass().getResource("backImage.jpg")).getImage();

public void paintComponent( Graphics g )
{
   if(backImage == null)
      super.paintComponent(g);
   else
   {
      Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D)g;

      //scale the image to fit the size of the Panel
      double mw = backImage.getWidth(null);
      double mh = backImage.getHeight(null);

      double sw = getWidth() / mw;
      double sh = getHeight() / mh;

      g2d.scale(sw, sh);
      g2d.drawImage(backImage, 0, 0, this);
   }
}

[Rose88]

it didn't work!!..wt did u mean about "attach a JPanel to the JDesktopPane instead"??

[Fubarable]

it didn't work!!

Please tell us more here. What didn't work? Did you get a compilation error? Throw an exception? Not see an image?

I think that your best bet here is to post some compilable code. Don't post your entire program but instead just create a simple program that has a JDesktopPane that uses an image that we all can use (using an image off the internet would probably work best), that has no extraneous code, but that demonstrates your problem, a Short, Self Contained, Correct (Compilable), Example or "SSCCE". If you can post this, I can almost guarantee that you'll be able to get "helpful" help soon.

Best of luck.

[Rose88]

wt didn't work is that the image didn't show!

the code is the same that was wrote up there!

[mrmatt1111]

It works fine for me:

public class myDesktopPane extends javax.swing.JDesktopPane
{
   private Image backImage = null; //member variable

   public myDesktopPane()
   {      
      try
      {
         backImage = new javax.swing.ImageIcon(this.getClass().getResource("backImage.jpg")).getImage();
      }
      catch(Exception e)
      {
         System.out.println("Could not find file in folder: " + this.getClass().getResource("."));
      }
   }

   public void paintComponent( Graphics g )
   {
      if(backImage == null)
         super.paintComponent(g);
      else
      {
         Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D)g;

         //scale the image to fit the size of the Panel
         double mw = backImage.getWidth(null);
         double mh = backImage.getHeight(null);

         double sw = getWidth() / mw;
         double sh = getHeight() / mh;

         g2d.scale(sw, sh);
         g2d.drawImage(backImage, 0, 0, this);
      }
   }
 }

[Rose88]

and how I call it from any method?..cuz I have the graphics! I don't know how to use graphics!!

[Fubarable]

and how I call it from any method?..cuz I have the graphics!

Could you state this question a bit clearer? I really can't tell what you're asking here.

I don't know how to use graphics!!

This is easily remedied by going through the tutorials and practicing by creating small graphic-rich programs.

[Rose88]

this class how can I call it from the main?!

MyDesktopPane j=new MyDesktopPane();
		j.paintComponent(null);

is this right?...and instead of null wt should I write?

[Fubarable]

You don't call paintComponent directly, and in fact almost never do so. Instead it is called by the JVM when necessary such as when it is drawing your GUI. You can suggest to the JVM when it should call this by calling repaint() on the JPanel. For instance if you were doing an animation, you'd call repaint each time you changed the position of something that you were drawing. You will learn all this and more if you go through the tutorials which I suggest you do without delay.

[mrmatt1111]

Wow, that is like saying "hey, i have a cement mixer outside... how to do i build a house." I would suggest you start from the basics and through the tutorials as Fubarable suggested. :)

[Rose88]

ok I will...thnx alot u really helped me ;)

[Fubarable]

Hey mr matt, took a look at your legacy clone project code... pretty neat stuff. thanks for sharing the link in your signature.

[mrmatt1111]

Thanks! =)