Not able to display icon with JCheckBox

So this is a snippet code I am using:

class BarPanel extends JPanel {

URL iconURL = Test.class.getResource("caper.jpg");
ImageIcon caper = new ImageIcon(iconURL);
JCheckBox check1 = new JCheckBox("Check 1", caper,true);


public BarPanel() {
setLayout(new FlowLayout());
add(check1);
}
}

The image shows up fine but I can't see a checkbox, only the image icon with the Label. If I define the JCheckBox instance without an icon, the checkbox appears just fine.

Any help would be appreciated.

Are you trying to shove this panel into too small a location? Without a small compilable program that demonstrates your problem, it's going to be difficult to tell what you're doing wrong.

The check box is an Icon, so when you use the setIcon method you are actually replacing the existing icon.

Darryl's Toggle Button Icons solution might be what you are looking for.