How to place an image in JFrame

Question

hello
i want to know how to place a image on JFrame
i am not using any layout..
pls help..

Answer 1

Hi...
To do this, u can look to tweak the paintComponent() method . All u have to do is create a JPanel subclass and override the paintComponent method to draw the image. then set it as the frame's content pane. that is because you work only on the content pane in swing. that should help.
Source for ImagePanel :
<code>
package com.rsramanujam.help;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.*;
public class ImagePanel extends JPanel
     Image backImage = null;
     public ImagePanel(Image backImage)
          try
               this.backImage = backImage;
          catch(Exception e)
               System.out.println("Could not get Image");
     public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
          Graphics innerG = g.create();
          if(backImage == null)
               innerG.setColor(new Color(0xffccccff));
               innerG.fill3DRect(0,0,getSize().width,getSize().height,true);
          else
               innerG.drawImage(backImage,0,0,getSize().width,getSize().height,this);
     public void setBackImage(String path)
          ImageIcon ic = new ImageIcon(path);
          this.backImage = ic.getImage();
          repaint();
</code>
U can see a working example at http://www.geocities.com/ramanujam_off/java.
There , download the app called RamHelp. It comes with a GUI that uses panels with Background Images.
Regards,
Ramanujam