Having trouble displaying image in JPanel

Question

I want to display an image in jpanel making it to scale to the size of the panel.
And later i should be able to draw on that image , i am really new to all this , but i have to finish it soon.
This is the code i am compiling and getting error
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class LocaterClient extends JFrame
     JPanel panel;
     public LocaterClient()
          super("LocaterClient");
          panel = new JPanel();
          panel.setSize(374,378);
          panel.setOpaque(false);
          panel.setVisible(true);
     getContentPane().add(panel);
     /*JFrame f = new JFrame();
     f.setSize(374,378);
     f.getContentPane().add(panel);*/
     public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
          super.paintComponent(g);
          ImageIcon img = new ImageIcon("World_MER.jpg");
          ImageIcon fillImage = new ImageIcon(img.getImage().getScaledInstance
(getWidth(), getHeight(),Image.SCALE_REPLICATE));
          g.drawImage(fillImage.getImage(), 0,0, this);
     public static void main(String args[])
          LocaterClient lc = new LocaterClient();
          lc.setDefaultCloseOperation( EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
          lc.pack();
          lc.setVisible(true);
This is the error i am getting
LocaterClient.java:24: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : method paintComponent (java.awt.Graphics)
location: class javax.swing.JFrame
super.paintComponent(g);
^
1 error
If i remove super.paintComponent(g); line it compiles and runs but i get a tiny panel without the image.
PLease help me , i am not evn sure is this is the procedure should i follow , because i should be able to draw on that image later on .
Please provide me with some sample code.

Answer 1

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
public class ImagePainter extends JPanel{
  private Image img;
  public ImagePainter(){
    img = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage("MyImage.gif");
  public void paintComponent(Graphics g){
    g.drawImage(img,0,0,getSize().width,getSize().height);
  public static void main(String[]args){
    JFrame frame = new JFrame();
    frame.getContentPane.add(new ImagePainter());
    frame.setSize(500,500);
    frame.show();