paintIcon

Hey there, I have this code below.
I seem to keep getting this error.

Code:

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paintIcon(java.awt.Component, java.awt.Graphics,int,int) in javax.swing.ImageIcon cannot be applied to (Smurf, java.awt.Graphics,int,int)

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Code:

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public class Smurf extends Cartoons
{  Image backImage;

    public Goldfish(ImageIcon image)
    {
      super(image);
     
      this.backImage = backImage;
      try
      {
        this.backImage = ImageIO.read(new URL(""));
        URL url = new URL("http://bluebuddies.com/gallery/Smurf_GIF_Animations/gif/Sleeping_Papa_Smurf.gif");
        image = new ImageIcon(url);
              }
      catch(Exception e)
      {
        throw new RuntimeException(e);
      }
       
    }

    public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
    {
    g.drawImage(backImage,0,0,null);
    image.paintIcon(this, g, 100, 100);
}

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my main aim is to be able to make object of this class in another class(main method) so that it will create a new image of this.
I already have a background image hence that's why I keep the background image blank.
however I'm not sure this is the right way to do it.

The error message is self explanatory. The first parameter to the paintIcon method has to be a Component. Evidently your Smurf which extends Cartoons doesn't inherit from Component.

db

I solved the problem. Thanks.
I have one more question.
since my main aim is to be able to make object of this class in another class(main method) so that it will create a new image of this.
I already have a background image hence that's why I keep the background image blank.
is the right way to do it?
I tried a few ways. one of the is

Code:

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public class testing extends JPanel
{
  public Image backImage;
  public ImageIcon pic, pic1;
  public testing()
  {
        Cartoons photo1 = new Smurf();
        Cartoons photo2 = new Smurf();
        Cartoons photo3 = new Smurff();

      try
      {
        this.backImage = ImageIO.read(new URL("http://......jpg"));
            URL url = new URL("http://......gif");
          pic = new ImageIcon(url);
            URL url1 = new URL("http://.....gif");
            pic1 = new ImageIcon(url1);

           

      }
      catch(Exception e)
      {
        throw new RuntimeException(e);
      }
     
  }

  public static void main(String[] args)throws MalformedURLException
  {
     
 
     
     
    JFrame frame = new JFrame("");
    frame.setContentPane(new testing());
    frame.getContentPane().setLayout(null);
   
 
 
    frame.setSize(400,400);
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    frame.setVisible(true);
   
   
   
  }
 
  protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
  {
    g.drawImage(backImage,0,0,null);
    //super.paintComponent(g);
    pic.paintIcon(this, g, 100, 100);
    pic2.paintIcon(this, g, 300, 300);
  }

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it compiled successfully but when I tried to run it I get this error

Code:

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        at testing.main(testing.java:70)
Caused by: java.net.MalformedURLException: no protocol:
        at java.net.URL.<init>(URL.java:567)
        at java.net.URL.<init>(URL.java:464)
        at java.net.URL.<init>(URL.java:413)
        at Smurf.<init>(Smurf.java:25)
        at testing.<init>(testing.java:24)
        at testing.main(testing.java:70)
        at __SHELL13.run(__SHELL13.java:6)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
        at bluej.runtime.ExecServer$3.run(ExecServer.java:774)

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but then again, im not sure whether this is the correct way of doing