Adding an Image to a JButton

Question

Hi,
I'm trying to teach myself Swing by a Book called "JAVA, HOW TO PROGRAM"
I have a class called "ButtonTest.java"
Here it is:
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
* @author chris
public class ButtonTest extends JFrame{
JButton button1, button2;
/** Creates a new instance of ButtonTest */
public ButtonTest() {
super("Testing Buttons");
Container container = getContentPane();
container.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
Icon gificon = new ImageIcon("gificon.gif");
button1 = new JButton("Button1");
button2 = new JButton("Test",gificon);
container.add(button1);
container.add(button2);
setSize(400,400);
setVisible(true);
* @param args the command line arguments
public static void main(String[] args) {
ButtonTest test1 = new ButtonTest();
test1.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
The problem is, that the Program shows a screen WITHOUT the icon.
I placed the file "gificon.gif" in the same directory (c:\java\test) as the File "ButtonTest.java".
Why doesn't the Button show the image (button2 only shows the text and no image)
Please help me guys......... I'm gettin mad otherways ;o)

Answer 1

Hi,
DrQuincy is right. Once I had a problem with my gif images, but it was a problem with the program that saved the gifs...nevermind.
Try this:
java.io.File gificon=new java.io.File("gificon.gif");
System.out.println(gificon.getAbsolutePath());
Now you can see where java is searching for your file...I think you'll be surprised.
My suggestion is that you take DrQuincy's advice...
new ImageIcon("C:\\resources\\gificon.gif");
Best regards,
ANeto