Complete beginners help.using ImageIcon and cant assign images

Question

how do assign the ImageIcon for the front and back to this class.i have two gif files in the same directory. to test the card class i want to press the flip button to display the front and then the back. i am making simple card game but am very new to this and am stumbling at the basics.any help much appreciated. here is my attempt at the code.
( havent put in the paint() )
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
class JCard extends JComponent
private int value;
private ImageIcon FrontImg;
private ImageIcon BackImg;
private int size;
private boolean faceup;
     public JCard()
this.value= value;
public int getValue()
return value;
//returns the width of the card
public int getWidth()
return getSize().width;
//returns the height of the card
public int getHeight()
return getSize().height;
//returns true if the card is face up
public boolean faceup()
return faceup;
//flips the card
public void flip()
if(faceup)
faceup = false;
else
faceup = true;
repaint();
public void setBackImg(ImageIcon img)
BackImg = img;
public void setFrontImg(ImageIcon img)
FrontImg = img;
public void paint(Graphics g)
//test JCard
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class TestJCard extends JFrame implements ActionListener
     private JCard card = new JCard();
     private JButton b1 = new JButton("flip");
public TestJCard()
super();
JPanel p = (JPanel)getContentPane();
p.add("Center",card);
p.add("South",b1);
b1.addActionListener(this);
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
card.flip();
//** To close window**//
class WindowHandler extends WindowAdapter
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent we)
we.getWindow().hide();
System.exit(0);
     public static void main(String args[])
TestJCard fm = new TestJCard();
fm.setSize(300,300);
fm.setVisible(true);

Answer 1

I'm not sure if I understand exactly what you're asking, but if you're wondering how to create/initialize and ImageIcon from an image file on a local disk, I believe it is as simple as:
ImageIcon i = new ImageIcon("path/filename.ext");
note: the path can be relative (i.e. "images/pict1.gif")
or explicit ("c:/project1/images/pict1.gif").
Hope this is what you're looking for.