Gif - file help: i don't want to read the gif each time from the file.....

Question

Hello there guys,
i'm making a game and therefor i need to read a gif file like 20 times.
i don't want my program to read the gif each time from the file, but only once.
so i load it into an image or something?
cuz opening the gif 20 times from my hard disk is a lot of time loss....
opening it once and store it is much more efficient
thx in advance
plz help me out, cuz i don't really know how to do it.
(in Delphi it's easy, but Java......)
greetz,
SpeciesXX
Ramon Ribbe

Answer 1

yes, it works, i used this code, thx man
void button1_ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent event)
          ImageIcon image = new ImageIcon("f:/a.gif");          
          JLabel label = new JLabel();          
          label.setIcon(image);                    
          this.getContentPane().add(label);
          label.setBounds(10,10,100,100);
and there i see my image :-)
but 1 more thing, should i display all those blocks (images) on an applet, or should i use something else? (like what??)
a sort of frame?
because later on i have the field where all the blocks are in, and i have an area surrounding it, displaying all kinda information about the game, like how many lives remaining....
can i put 2 applets in eachother? like applet1 is the parent of applet2?
or should i use something else?
plz help me, cuz java is kinda new to me i see....
in delphi i just used 2 forms, form 1 with the blocks, form2 with the rest of info, and also being the parent of form1
thx again, soon i can help ya guys too, i hope..
(im learning java at school, but way too slow and to ez)
Ramon