Image Dimensions in JFrame

[BrooksyFC]

Here is my code:

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class ImageViewer extends JFrame {
    private ImageIcon image1;
    private JLabel label1;
    
    ImageViewer() {
        setLayout(new FlowLayout());
        
        image1 = new ImageIcon(getClass().getResource("Snow.jpg"));
        
        label1 = new JLabel(image1);
        add(label1);
    }
    
    public static void main (String args[]) 
    {
        ImageViewer gui = new ImageViewer();
        gui.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        gui.setVisible(true);
        gui.pack();
        gui.setTitle("Image Program");
    }
}

Where and what do I need to put to change the size of the image as it is over sized.

Thanks,
Ryan

[Norm]

An idea:
Read the image file into an image object, Create a BufferedImage and get its Graphics context. Use the Graphics class's drawImage method to draw the image read from the file into the BufferedImage with the new size. Use the new image in the GUI

[DarrylBurke]

Moved from New to Java

db

[DarrylBurke]

... or use getScaledInstance(...).

If you control the image, it might be better to create an appropriately sized version in a decent image editor.

If reducing image sizes for display is a recurring need, you could try extending ImageIcon and overriding the 3 Icon methods to do what you need. It's not difficult provided you do your background reading so you know exactly what you're going to do before you tackle the code.

db

[BrooksyFC]

Thanks for the replies. How do I go about writing a BufferedImage code? I've never written one before.

Also where on the code would I put

getScaledInstance()

[Norm]

Read the API doc for BufferedImage. You create one using its constructor:
BufferedImage bi = new BufferedImage(<THE ARGS HERE>);