How can I insert a picture into a AbsoluteLayout ?

Question

Hi everybody.
I am using a null layout and I don't know how to insert a picture.
public static void addComponentsToPane(Container pane) {
        pane.setLayout(null);
       JButton b1 = new JButton("one");
       /* ... the rest of the elements...*/
      pane.add(b1);
     Insets insets = pane.getInsets();
     Dimension size;
     size = b1.getPreferredSize();
        b1.setBounds(250 + insets.left, 40 + insets.top,
                     size.width , size.height);
   /* and the rest of the program with createandshowgui and main */Can I do with a picture the same thing that I did with this button (setBounds etc?)
If yes, how can I do that?

Answer 1

blackblack13 wrote:
Thanks for the answer but why you say no to use null layout?what is the disadvantage?The disadvantages are having an app that is completely inflexible and does not adapt well to different operating systems and desktops. Please read the Sun tutorial on using layout managers.
And I tried using a JLabel and then make a new ImageIcon(the target of the picture) but I have an error when I add it to the pane with pane.add(picture); where the picture is the JFrame of the photo and pane is the name of the container.because you're doing this all wrong. You shouldn't add a JFrame to a container. Have you looked at the JLabel tutorial in the Sun tutorials as was suggested above?
Can you write me the exact commands that I should use?No, but we all can guide you to do what you want to do, but first we need to know exactly what this is. So, what exactly are you trying to do here? Details are very important.
Thank you very much.You're welcome.
edit: the tutorials can be found here:
[Really Big Index|http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/reallybigindex.html]
[How To Use Labels|http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/label.html]
[Laying Out Components Within A Container|http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/layout/index.html]
Edited by: Encephalopathic on Jul 11, 2009 11:47 AM