repaint problem

[amith]

i hav five images iam loading it with repaint after that i just want one image to fall from top to bottom using threads when iam using this only the image falling from top to bottom is visible but the five images loaded previously are not visible only the new image falling from top to bottom is visible can u suggest some paint method to this thing

[Niveditha]

Add the bigger image which covers from top to bottom then add the rest 5 small images...

[hardwired]

Now we can slide up and down.

Code:

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

public class SlidingDown extends JPanel implements Runnable {
    Image[] images;
    int[] yLocs;

    public SlidingDown() {
        String prefix = "images/geek/geek";
        String[] ids = { "-c---", "--g--", "---h-", "----t" };
        images = new Image[ids.length];
        for(int i = 0; i < images.length; i++) {
            String path = prefix + ids[i] + ".gif";
            images[i] = new ImageIcon(path).getImage();
        }
        yLocs = new int[images.length];
        for(int i = 0; i < yLocs.length; i++) {
            yLocs[i] = -images[i].getHeight(this);
        }
    }

    protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
        super.paintComponent(g);
        for(int i = 0; i < images.length; i++) {
            int x = (getWidth() - images[i].getWidth(this))/2;
            g.drawImage(images[i], x, yLocs[i], this);
        }
    }

    public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
        return new Dimension(300,400);
    }

    public void run() {
        int height = getPreferredSize().height;
        int index = 0;
        do {
            yLocs[index]++;
            repaint();
            if(yLocs[index] > height) {
                index++;
            }
            try {
                Thread.sleep(100);
            } catch(InterruptedException e) {
                break;
            }
        } while(index < images.length);
        System.out.println("all done");
    }

    private void start() {
        Thread thread = new Thread(this);
        thread.setPriority(Thread.NORM_PRIORITY);
        thread.start();
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SlidingDown test = new SlidingDown();
        JFrame f = new JFrame();
        f.add(test);
        f.pack();
        f.setLocation(200,200);
        f.setVisible(true);
        test.start();
    }
}