Display Java Image

[jumpman8947]

Simple question here I basically want to display an image within the frame from the click of a button. My problem is getting that image to display. Here is the code Thanks...

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

public class MyImage extends JFrame
{
	private JButton open;
	private JPanel mainPanel;

	public MyImage()
	{
		setTitle("Open Image");
		setLocationRelativeTo(null);
		setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
		setVisible(true);
		setSize(700,700);

		open = new JButton("open");
		open.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
		{
			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
			{
				ImageIcon zz = new ImageIcon("barkley.jpg");
				//mainPanel.add(zz);
				setVisible(true);
				pack();
			}

		});
		mainPanel = new JPanel();
		getContentPane().add(mainPanel);
		mainPanel.setLayout(null);
		mainPanel.add(open);
		mainPanel.add(zz);
		open.setBounds(0,0,100,100);
	}
		public static void main(String[] args)
		{
			MyImage mi = new MyImage();
		}

	}

[jim829]

Don't extend JFrame, but do extend JPanel. Then create an instance of the JFrame iand add the panel to it. Then override paintComponent() and use an appropriate method of the Graphics class (see Graphics JDK API for more info). Please check out the Oracle tutorials in my signature. Click on the link and then click on the Really Big Index and check out working with images.

Regards,
Jim

[DarrylBurke]

Or don't reinvent the wheel and do use a JLabel with an ImageIcon.

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