Questions On Java GUI Library

[hitmen]

I got a few questions on Java GUI.

Firstly, how do you change the background picture of a JPanel to a gif. I have only been taught simple GUI like JRadioButton,JButton etc.

2) How do I import com.sun.java.swing ? I can seem to find the jar file. All I discovered was 421 class files and I dunno what to do?

3) For those using netbeans, how do you see the code from Desktop Application?

[maxim]

to use the swing API

you just put

import javax.swing.*;

tutorial here on JButtons with images
h**p://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/button.html

[Steve11235]

Here is a post about adding an image to a JPanel. Ignore the first few comments.

[hitmen]

Ummm. how do I change the entire JPanel into a gif picture that I want? Not as background but as foreground?

[Fubarable]

If you want to display an image with nothing on top of it, no buttons, textfields, etc, then don't use a JPanel. Place the image into an ImageIcon and then the ImageIcon into a JLabel and then add the JLabel to whereever you want to display your image.

If you search the Sun tutorials on JLabel and ImageIcon, you'll see much more detail on this and sample code. Good luck.

Also: if this is not what you want to do, then please post back with more details on your problem. Again, good luck.

[Steve11235]

Fubarable is correct. I was about to say the same thing when I saw his post. I misunderstood your question...

[hitmen]

ok solved. How do you make the [solved] thing?

[devunion]

2) How do I import com.sun.java.swing ? I can seem to find the jar file. All I discovered was 421 class files and I dunno what to do?

You need NEVER import these packages for your app. the can be used for internal implementation of Swing only.

[mtyoung]

[solved] thing?
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