why my image is not updated ?

[aneuryzma]

This code does not work.

public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {

img = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().createImage(bMconnecti on.getNextImage());

i++;
g.drawImage(img,5,20,this);
g.fillOval(i, i, 10, 10);
repaint();
}

The testing oval works but my image is not displayed. why ?

If I move the first line outside of the paintComponent method it works but i can capture only the first frame of the video..

should I use another method instead of to create it each time ?

[hardwired]

Do not load images in the paintComponent method. Load them into a collection or array at construction and access them in/from the collection/array as needed in the painting code.

[aneuryzma]

I have a camera streaming, and I need to update the image in loop. How can I do this outside the paint method ? should I implement a thread ?

The problem is the code works only if

img = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().createImage(bMconnecti on.getNextImage());

is in the panel constructor...

thanks

[Norm]

Put the loading on its own thread and call repaint() after each image is loaded.

[Fubarable]

he has been already a similar recommendation in the sun java forums.