Loading a image with Image and ImageIcon

[cel0x]

Hey guys,

I am trying to load a picture and i really don't know what i am doing wrong. I have been reading up on Image and ImageIcon but i still can't oad the image.

Here is my code:

package oop_po2;

import java.awt.Image;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;

public class OOP_PO2_Test {

    public Image getImage(String filename) {
        Image image = null;
        ImageIcon tattoo = new ImageIcon(filename);
        return image;
    }

    public static void main(String args[]) throws FileNotFoundException {

        OOP_PO2_Test app = new OOP_PO2_Test();
        
        
        
        Image image = app.getImage("tattoo.jpeg"); // TODO OOP_PO2_A2: Fill in the path to an existing image
        if (image != null && image instanceof Image) {
            System.out.println("Successfully loaded the image file.");
        } else {
            System.out.println("Nothing loaded. Try again.");
        }
    }
}

[DarrylBurke]

I have been reading up on Image and ImageIcon

Have you gone through How to Use Icons (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing > Using Swing Components) ?

db

[cel0x]

Yes i have also been reading Image : Java Glossary

It seems i just don't get it..... and yes i am still a beginner with JAVA :)

[DarrylBurke]

What do you think this method returns?

    public Image getImage(String filename) {
        Image image = null;
        ImageIcon tattoo = new ImageIcon(filename);
        return image;
    }

Also note that it's superfluous to construct an ImageIcon only for the sake of retrieving its Image; either use the ImageIcon as an Icon or load the Image using ImageIO#read(...).

db