ArrayList problem with images

[Cymro]

I have this code:

Code:

    public static ArrayList<ImageIcon> imRay = new ArrayList<ImageIcon>();
    ImageIcon one = new ImageIcon("0.png");
    ImageIcon two = new ImageIcon("1.png");

    public Test() {
        initComponents();
        this.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
        imRay.add(one);
        imRay.add(two);
    }

Then, later on, under a button:

Code:

int i = 0;
i = jComboBox1.getSelectedIndex();
jLabel3.setIcon(imRay.get(i));

However, whilst it doesn't throw an error (unless I select a value in the jComboBox that is higher than currently allowed), it doesn't change the icon in jlabel3.

Where am I going wrong?

[hardwired]

This works okay.

Code:

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.List;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import javax.swing.*;

public class ImageSwap implements ActionListener {
    JLabel label;
    public List<ImageIcon> imRay = new ArrayList<ImageIcon>();

    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        int index = ((JComboBox)e.getSource()).getSelectedIndex();
        label.setIcon(imRay.get(index));
    }

    private JLabel getLabel(BufferedImage[] images) {
        for(int j = 0; j < images.length; j++)
            imRay.add(new ImageIcon(images[j]));
        label = new JLabel(imRay.get(0));
        label.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER);
        return label;
    }

    private JPanel getComboPanel() {
        JComboBox combo = new JComboBox();
        for(int j = 0; j < imRay.size(); j++)
            combo.addItem(Integer.valueOf(j));
        combo.addActionListener(this);
        JPanel panel = new JPanel();
        panel.add(combo);
        return panel;
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        String[] ids = { "--g--", "---h-" };
        BufferedImage[] images = new BufferedImage[ids.length];
        for(int j = 0; j < images.length; j++) {
            String path = "images/geek/geek" + ids[j] + ".gif";
            images[j] = ImageIO.read(new File(path));
        }
        ImageSwap test = new ImageSwap();
        JFrame f = new JFrame();
        f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        f.add(test.getLabel(images));
        f.add(test.getComboPanel(), "North");
        f.setSize(400,400);
        f.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
        f.setVisible(true);
    }
}

[Cymro]

Thanks, but I don't know which parts I would need for my already existing class. Is there any chance that you could add some comments to the vital parts, so I can have some idea of what to do with it?

EDIT: I have found a rather unelegant possible solution which involves invisible labels containing the images necessary, then, instead of loading the images on command, it simply gets the label to use the other label's icon. It's quite slow, but I'll have to try and incorporate some elements of your code into it to speed it up a bit.