Displaying an image

[Samari413]

I want the picture to show for a few seconds and then go away....
it does show, but it doesnt want to go away...
frame.setVisible(false); does not work...
please help me!!

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

     public class GoeiePunt extends JFrame {
   
       public void showImage() {
     
      
         JFrame frame = new JFrame("VOLPUNTE! Baie geluk!");
      
         frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
      
         frame.setSize(600, 500);
      
         frame.setResizable(false);
      
         frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
 
      
         String imgStr = "PIC.jpg";
      
         ImageIcon image = new ImageIcon(imgStr);
      
         JLabel label1 = new JLabel(" ", image, JLabel.CENTER);
      
         frame.getContentPane().add(label1);
      
         frame.validate();
      
         frame.setVisible(true);
      
      	 for(int tel = 1; tel < 9999990;tel++)
			 {
			 
			 }
      }
       GoeiePunt()
      {
         showImage();
      } 
   }

[Johanis]

Hey Samari! Glad to see you found the forum... Please use code tags to put in code: Unformatted code is really hard to read. Click on edit at the bottom of your post an put it in. Here is the link on how to do this: Java Forums - BB Code List
Hope you find this useful.

[Eranga]

Please use code tags next time when you are posting code segments over here in the forum. Unformatted codes are really hard to read.

Regarding your question, use swing timer instead serVisible invoke.

[Fubarable]

I want the picture to show for a few seconds and then go away....
it does show, but it doesnt want to go away...
frame.setVisible(false); does not work...
please help me!!

I've added code tags for you, but I'm curious that you say that setVisible(false) doesn't work, yet I don't see where you have used setVisible(false) in the code above.

Myself, I'd use a Swing Timer if I wanted to show something for a set period of time, and I probably wouldn't display it in a JFrame but more likely a JDialog or a JPanel in the main JFrame.

[Eranga]

Myself, I'd use a Swing Timer if I wanted to show something for a set period of time, and I probably wouldn't display it in a JFrame but more likely a JDialog or a JPanel in the main JFrame.

I agreed too. Mainly timer object calls an action listener at regular intervals or only ones, where easy to control the design part in easy steps.

[Samari413]

Thank you...I deleted the setVisible(false) because it did not work.
As i only started programming a while ago I dont really know how to do everything. Could you maybe explain to me how to use a Swing Timer?

[Fubarable]

Thank you...I deleted the setVisible(false) because it did not work.

When that happens, we ask that you post the non-working code so that we can see what you're doing wrong. Otherwise we have no idea really.

As i only started programming a while ago I dont really know how to do everything. Could you maybe explain to me how to use a Swing Timer?

I can do better than that. I can link you to the tutorial where you'll find information and sample code: Swing Timer Tutorial

Much luck!

[Samari413]

I used a swing timer.
It still doesnt seem to be working.
Could you help me find my mistake?

 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
   import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.Timer;
   import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.event.*;
   
    public class Volpunte extends JFrame
   { 
       public void showImage() 
      {
         JFrame frame = new JFrame("VOLPUNTE! Baie geluk!");
      
         frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
      
         frame.setSize(600, 500);
      
         frame.setResizable(false);
      
         frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
      
      
         String imgStr = "PIC.jpg";
      
      
         ImageIcon image = new ImageIcon(imgStr);
      
         JLabel label1 = new JLabel(" ", image, JLabel.CENTER);
      
         frame.getContentPane().add(label1);
      
      
      
         frame.validate();
      }
      
       public void Timer()
      {
         
         ActionListener actionListener = 
             new ActionListener()
            {
                public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent actionEvent)
               {
                  showImage();
               }
            }
            ; Timer timer = new Timer(500, actionListener);
         timer.start();
      }
      
      
       Volpunte()
      {
         Timer();
      }
   	
   	
   }

[Fubarable]

Your timer is repeatedly calling the showImage() method every 500 ms so I imagine that you're displaying a bunch of JFrames with images in them, I don't see anywhere where you make the image disappear, and I don't think this is what you want. I recommend that you display your image in your main program, then create a Timer has as its time delay the amount of time you wish to display the image and that is set to not repeat (the Timer tutorial and API will help you to see how to do this). In the timer ActionListener's actionPerformed method you'll want to have your code that will make the image disappear. Then after you have displayed your image call start() on the timer and in xxx ms (whatever the timer delay has been set to), it will call your methods to make the image go away. Please look at the examples in the tutorial as they will help.

Luck

[Samari413]

Thank you =)

[Fubarable]

You're welcome!