Overlapping JLabels

[littledrummerboy]

How can I get two JLabels (with images inside them) to overlap each other? If it helps, I am working on a monopoly project in which I have an image of the board space as one JLabel and an image of the game piece as another JLabel. When the piece lands on the space I want it to place the image ON TOP of the board space image. Is this at all possible? Any help is appreciated

[DarrylBurke]

May be useful:
Compound Icon « Java Tips Weblog
Dual Icon « Java Tips Weblog

db

[camickr]

I am working on a monopoly project in which I have an image of the board space as one JLabel and an image of the game piece as another JLabel.

You can add another component to a JLabel which contains an Icon. All you need to do is set a layout manager for the label. Something like:

JLabel background = new JLabel(....);
background.setLayoutManager( new GridBagLayout() );
Jlabel gamePiece = new JLabel(...);
background.add( gamePiece );

Now the game piece will be centered on the background.

[littledrummerboy]

camickr, what kind of layout should i use? i still can't figure this out, the piece just appears next to the space rather than on top of it

[camickr]

Post your Short, Self Contained, Correct Example that demonstrates the problem.