Problem loading & displaying images from URL

Question

hi,
I can't manage to display an image into a component from a url... here is what my code looks like :
public class ImageComponent extends JComponent{
    private ImageIcon imageIcon;
    public void paint(Graphics g){
        if(imageIcon!=null){
            imageIcon.paintIcon(this, g, posX, posY);
    private void loadsImage(String imageURL){
        imageIcon = new javax.swing.ImageIcon(imageURL);
        invalidate();
}when I call loadImage with a proper url, the image doesn't seem to be loaded...
it might be that the image is big and long to come (also my connection isn't that fast)... but forcing the repaint of the component (by hiding/showin the component's window) after a good while doesn't do much...
can anybody tell me where I'm doing wrong...
cheers,
DrLeinster

Answer 1

hi,
looks like PaintComponent() instead of paint did the job.
thanks a million..
for those interested in loading images, I find ImageIcon very limited and at the end I found a better solution :
public class ImageComponent extends JComponent implements ImageObserver{
    private Image image;
    public void loadImage(URL imageURL){           
            image = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage(imageURL);
            prepareImage(image,getWidth(),getHeight(), this);
    public boolean imageUpdate(Image img, int infoflags, int x, int y, int width, int height){
        System.out.print("."); // loading progress...
    public void paintComponent(Graphics g){
        if(image!=null){
             g.drawImage(image,0,0,null);
}it is far nicer as it displays dots while loading... up to you to attach progress bars or favorit loading guizmo...
DrLeinster.