paintIcon

[whateverme]

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

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

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);
}

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.

[DarrylBurke]

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

[whateverme]

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

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);
  }

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

	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)

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