Help with ImageIcon

Question

Hi,
I'm giving Java another try and I'm working through the short courses and Magercises. I'm having a problem with the code below.
<pre>
package examples.myapps.test;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class FirstSwing extends JFrame {
// The initial width and height of the frame
public static int WIDTH = 300;
public static int HEIGHT = 300;
// images for buttons
public Icon bee = new ImageIcon("bee.gif");
public Icon dog = new ImageIcon("dog.gif");
public FirstSwing(String lab) {
super(lab);
JButton top = new JButton("A bee", bee);
top.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
System.out.println("bee");
JButton bottom = new JButton("and a dog", dog);
bottom.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
System.out.println("dog");
top.setMnemonic (KeyEvent.VK_B);
bottom.setMnemonic (KeyEvent.VK_D);
Container content = getContentPane();
content.setLayout(new GridLayout(2,1));
content.add(top);
content.add(bottom);
public static void main(String args[]) {
FirstSwing frame = new FirstSwing("First Swing Stuff");
frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {System.exit(0);}
frame.setSize(WIDTH, HEIGHT);
frame.setVisible(true);
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The problem is that the icons don't appear. The image files (bee.gif and dog.gif) are in the same directory as the source file. I get no errors, the images just do not appear in the button like they are supposed to according to the example. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks,
Mike

Answer 1

I had the same problem with ONE STUDIO 4 trying the example below ... the image is in the same directory as the class is and it�s ok ... it only work fine if I set the full absolute path, but not with a relative one ....
But I tryed the same example in the same dir with Jbuider 3 ... and it works fine and the ImageIcon appears .... I think it�s something related to Filesystems in the Studio One ....
Jo�o Carlos
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class LabelTest extends JFrame {
private JLabel label1, label2, label3;
public LabelTest()
super( "Testing JLabel" );
Container c = getContentPane();
c.setLayout( new GridLayout(3,1) );
// JLabel constructor with a string argument
label1 = new JLabel( "Label with text" );
label1.setToolTipText( "This is label1" );
c.add( label1 );
// JLabel constructor with string, Icon and
// alignment arguments
//Icon bug = new ImageIcon( "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Administrador\\examples\\ch12\\fig12_04\\bug1.GIF" );
Icon bug = new ImageIcon( "bug1.GIF" );
label2 = new JLabel( "Label with text and icon",
bug, SwingConstants.LEFT );
label2.setToolTipText( "This is label2" );
c.add( label2 );
// JLabel constructor no arguments
label3 = new JLabel();
label3.setText( "Label with icon and text at bottom" );
label3.setIcon( bug );
label3.setHorizontalTextPosition(
SwingConstants.CENTER );
label3.setVerticalTextPosition(
SwingConstants.BOTTOM );
label3.setToolTipText( "This is label3" );
c.add( label3 );
setSize( 275, 170 );
show();
public static void main( String args[] )
LabelTest app = new LabelTest();
app.addWindowListener(
new WindowAdapter() {
public void windowClosing( WindowEvent e )
System.exit( 0 );
if your source is in
C:\foo\examples\myapps\test
put the gifs in
C:\fooThanks, but this isn't working either. My source is
in:
c:\java-ide\sampledir\examples\myapps\test.
I've placed the gifs in c:\java-ide,
c:\java-ide\sampledir, c:\java-ide\sampledir\examples,
etc. (all directories) and nothing shows the gifs in
the buttons. Any ideas?