Cannot see image with drawImage()

Question

I have been trying to get an image to display to a JFrame, but have been unable to do so, I have read a couple of tutorials and quite a few forum posts, but none of them have been able to help me to understand what I am doing wrong so I am hoping that someone here can help me. Im not sure exactly what people will and will not want from my code so I am posting the entire class, I can provide other classes if requested, following is the code:
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
public class myWindow extends JFrame
     //Lets set up the basic thread stuff
     private final static int FONT_SIZE = 24;
     //lets create all those properties shall we
     private Image bgImage = null;
     private Image opaqueImage = null;
     private Image transparentImage = null;
     private Image translucentImage = null;
     private Image antiAliasedImage = null;
     private boolean imagesLoaded;
     * This class sets the bunch of images into image objects. It then sets the
     * imagesLoaded to true and tells the window to repaint itself with them.
     public void loadImages()
          //lets put all those images into Image objects shall we.
          bgImage = loadImage("images/background.jpg");
          opaqueImage = loadImage("images/opaque.png");
          transparentImage = loadImage("images/transparent.png");
          translucentImage = loadImage("images/translucent.png");
          antiAliasedImage = loadImage("images/antialiased.png");
          //The images have been loaded
          imagesLoaded = true;
     * Returns a boolean for the condition of the pictures, loaded or unloaded.
     * @return The imagesLoaded value
     public boolean getImagesLoaded()
          return imagesLoaded;
     * Sets the imagesLoaded attribute of the myWindow object
     * @param isLoaded This will set the image loaded to the passed boolean.
     public void setImagesLoaded(boolean isLoaded)
          imagesLoaded = isLoaded;
     * Takes the location of an image and places it into an Image object.
     * @param fileName This is the location of the image to be set into an Image
     * object
     * @return Description of the Return Value
     private Image loadImage(String fileName)
          //This will put the passed string into an Image and returning it.
          return new ImageIcon(fileName).getImage();
     * This will place all the pictures onto the screen
     * @param g This is the graphics that we are using
     public void paint(Graphics g)
          //Lets get all the text to be anti-aliased
          if (g instanceof Graphics2D)
               Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
               g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_TEXT_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_ON);
          //Lets draw some images
          if (imagesLoaded == true)
               this.setBackground(Color.orange);
               //first we set the background
               g.drawImage(bgImage, 0, 0, null);
               //Next we thow on a bunch of images
               placeImage(g, opaqueImage, 0, 0, "Opaque");
               placeImage(g, transparentImage, 320, 0, "Transparent");
               placeImage(g, translucentImage, 0, 300, "Translucent");
               placeImage(g, antiAliasedImage, 320, 300, "Anti-Aliased");
          else
               this.setBackground(Color.gray);
               //Lets let the user know that we are loading the images.
               g.drawString("Loading...", 5, FONT_SIZE);
     * This will place an image onto the JFrame object.
     * @param g This is the Graphics that is being used
     * @param image This is the image that you want to draw
     * @param x This is the width placement
     * @param y This is the height placement
     * @param caption This is waht it has to say about your image.
     private void placeImage(Graphics g, Image image, int x, int y, String caption)
          //lets put the passed image onto the screen.
          g.drawImage(image, x, y, null);
          //Now lets put down the caption for the picture.
          g.drawString(caption, x + 5, y + FONT_SIZE + image.getHeight(null));
}

Answer 1

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class MWTest extends JPanel
    //Lets set up the basic thread stuff
    private final static int FONT_SIZE = 24;
    //lets create all those properties shall we
    private Image bgImage = null;
    private Image opaqueImage = null;
    private Image transparentImage = null;
    private Image translucentImage = null;
    private Image antiAliasedImage = null;
    private boolean imagesLoaded;
    public MWTest()
        this.setBackground(Color.orange);
        imagesLoaded = true;
        loadImages();
     * This class sets the bunch of images into image objects. It then sets the
     * imagesLoaded to true and tells the window to repaint itself with them.
    public void loadImages()
        //lets put all those images into Image objects shall we.
        bgImage          = loadImage("images/background.jpg");
        opaqueImage      = loadImage("images/opaque.png");
        transparentImage = loadImage("images/transparent.png");
        translucentImage = loadImage("images/translucent.png");
        antiAliasedImage = loadImage("images/antialiased.png");
     * Returns a boolean for the condition of the pictures, loaded or unloaded.
     * @return The imagesLoaded value
    public boolean getImagesLoaded()
        return imagesLoaded;
     * Sets the imagesLoaded attribute of the myWindow object
     * @param isLoaded This will set the image loaded to the passed boolean.
    public void setImagesLoaded(boolean isLoaded)
        imagesLoaded = isLoaded;
     * Takes the location of an image and places it into an Image object.
     * @param fileName This is the location of the image to be set into an Image
     * object
     * @return Description of the Return Value
    private Image loadImage(String fileName)
        //This will put the passed string into an Image and returning it.
        //return new ImageIcon(fileName).getImage();
        // one problem with the single line of code is that you do not
        // get any feedback for load failure
        ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon(fileName);
        Image image = icon.getImage();
        int status = icon.getImageLoadStatus();
        if(status == MediaTracker.ABORTED || status == MediaTracker.ERRORED)
            System.out.println("image loading failed for " + fileName);
            imagesLoaded = false;
        return image;
     * This will place all the pictures onto the screen
     * @param g This is the graphics that we are using
    public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
        super.paintComponent(g);
        //Lets get all the text to be anti-aliased
        Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
        g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_TEXT_ANTIALIASING,
                            RenderingHints.VALUE_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_ON);
        //Lets draw some images
        if (imagesLoaded)
            //first we set the background
            g.drawImage(bgImage, 0, 0, null);
            //Next we thow on a bunch of images
            placeImage(g, opaqueImage, 0, 0, "Opaque");
            placeImage(g, transparentImage, 320, 0, "Transparent");
            placeImage(g, translucentImage, 0, 300, "Translucent");
            placeImage(g, antiAliasedImage, 320, 300, "Anti-Aliased");
        else
            //Lets let the user know that we failed to load the images.
            g2.setPaint(Color.gray);
            g2.fillRect(0,0,getWidth(),getHeight());
            g2.setPaint(Color.red);
            g2.setFont(g2.getFont().deriveFont((float)FONT_SIZE));
            g.drawString("Loading failed...", 25, 100);
     * This will place an image onto the JFrame object.
     * @param g This is the Graphics that is being used
     * @param image This is the image that you want to draw
     * @param x This is the width placement
     * @param y This is the height placement
     * @param caption This is waht it has to say about your image.
    private void placeImage(Graphics g, Image image, int x, int y, String caption)
        //lets put the passed image onto the screen.
        g.drawImage(image, x, y, null);
        //Now lets put down the caption for the picture.
        g.drawString(caption, x + 5, y + FONT_SIZE + image.getHeight(null));
    public static void main(String[] args)
        JFrame f = new JFrame();
        f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        f.getContentPane().add(new MWTest());
        f.setSize(400,400);
        f.setLocation(200,200);
        f.setVisible(true);
}