Adding GIF images to a stand-alone program

Question

To add a GIF image to an applet one can use the "getImage" function defined in the applet class.
How do i add an image to a stand-alone program in java when one doesn't extend the Applet class ( and so one doesn't have access
to the "getImage" procedure)
I have just begun with Java so please reply in simple english and not in some hard-to-understand "Javian" crap!
Thank u

Answer 1

You mean a JFrame?
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class JFrameImage extends JFrame {
  public JFrameImage() {
      Container c    = getContentPane();
      JPanel panel = new JPanel(){
             public void paintComponent(Graphics g)     {
// puts an image on the whole program as background
                  ImageIcon img = new ImageIcon("myBackground.jpg");
                  g.drawImage(img.getImage(), 0, 0, null);
                  super.paintComponent(g);
        panel.setOpaque(false);
// puts an image on the button
      ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon("myButton.jpg");
      JButton button = new JButton(icon);
      panel.add(button);
      c.add(panel);
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    JFrameImage frame = new JFrameImage();
// puts your own personal image on the frame itself
      Image onFrame = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage("myIcon.gif") ;
    frame.setIconImage(onFrame);
    frame.setSize(200,200);
// stops the thing looking sh*tty and amateurish by putting it nearer the middle
// of the screen, instead of the default top left hand corner
    frame.setLocation(300,200);
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation( EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
    frame.setVisible(true);
}