ImageIcon + XMLEncoder ?

Hi,
my problem is:
I want to use ImageIcons in a graph app to show the begin and end of statecharts. So my question is:
Is it possible to encode/decode the gifs with the XMLEncoder/decoder?
As I tried the gifs haven't been decoded and so in my graph the gifs missed.
Is there any known bug or something else?
Greets
Christoph

Did you have any luck? As I am trying to do the same thing..
Thanxs in advance..

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XMLEncoder and ImageIcon

I have an ImageIcon that I would like to convert to XML using XMLEncoder. I've successfully converted other types of objects, but when I try this one, I don't get the image data - just the description field. I really only care about the image data - I don't want to have to separately handle the file the image is created from if possible.
My code is below. I'm assuming that this just isn't going to work, so any alternatives are greatly appreciated. I'm not married to the ImageIcon, I can use an Image or whatever other class. My only requirements are that it be displayable in a JLabel, storable in a database, and can be sent over a network connection. Big, big plusses for being able to XMLEncode another object that contains the image. Super big plusses.
Any ideas?
Many thanks,
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I wouldn't recommend reading the image file with ImageIO and then writing it back out. And I certainly wouldn't use ByteArrayOutputStream.toString(), since it's not really character data.
You have the file object "file", so read that in first.
File file = new File(...);
byte[] imageData = new byte[(int)file.length()];
DataInputStream in = new DataInputStream(new FileInputStream(file));
in.readFully(imageData);
in.close();Then you can show that on screen simply enough...
JLabel label = new JLabel(new ImageIcon(imageData));Then to save that byte array as a string, you need to encode the bytes. Base-64 encoding is probably the best way. But it should be said that it's not recommened to use the Sun Base-64 encoder, cuz it might not be on all JVM implementations. There are 3rd-party ones you can find and substitute for it, but...
// to string...
String imageDataString = new sun.misc.BASE64Encoder().encode(imageData);
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byte[] imageData = new sun.misc.BASE64Decoder().decodeBuffer(imageDataString);
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Resized animated gif ImageIcon not working properly with JButton etc.

The problem is that when I resize an ImageIcon representing an animated gif and place it on a Jbutton, JToggelButton or JLabel, in some cases the image does not show or does not animate. More precicely, depending on the specific image file, the image shows always, most of the time or sometimes. Images which are susceptible to not showing often do not animate when showing. Moving over or clicking with the mouse on the AbstractButton instance while the frame is supposed to updated causes the image to disappear (even when viewing the non-animating image that sometimes appears). No errors are thrown.
Here some example code: (compiled with Java 6.0 compliance)
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class Test
     public static void main(String[] args)
          new Test();
     static final int IMAGES        = 3;
     JButton[]           buttons       = new JButton[IMAGES];
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     boolean            doScale       = true;
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          f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
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          for (int i = 0; i < IMAGES; i++)
               p.add(this.buttons[i] = new JButton());
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          f.setVisible(true);
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               this.buttons[i].setIcon(image);
               this.buttons[i].setSelectedIcon(image);
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               this.buttons[i].setDisabledSelectedIcon(image);
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Download the gif images here:
http://djmadz.com/zombie/0.gif
http://djmadz.com/zombie/1.gif
http://djmadz.com/zombie/2.gif
When you press the "Toggle scaling"button it switches between unresized (properly working) and resized instances of three of my gif images. Notice that the left image almost never appears, the middle image always, and the right image most of the time. The right image seems to (almost) never animate. When you click on the left image (when visble) it disappears only when the backend is updating the animation (between those two frames with a long delay)
Why are the original ImageIcon and the resized ImageIcon behaving differently? Are they differently organized internally?
Is there any chance my way of resizing might be wrong?

It does work, however I refuse to use SCALE_REPLICATE for my application because resizing images is butt ugly, whether scaling up or down. Could there be a clue in the rescaling implementations, which I can override?
Maybe is there a way that I can check if an image is a multi-frame animation and set the scaling algorithm accordingly?
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Can not display ImageIcon in a JLabel where you want in the code ???

Hello, everybody. I need your help to solve a problem I am on it for 2 days now :
In the constructor of my class, I have a lot of initializing methods. If I try to display an image (with ImageIcon in a JLabel) within one of these methods, there is no problem and the image is correctely displayed. To try that, I use an image stored on my local disk in "c:\\".
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scenaristeAlbumsJTextField.setText(resultatDetailsAlbums.getString(11));
coloristeAlbumsJTextField.setText(resultatDetailsAlbums.getString(12));
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MLK, you asked me to add some debug code. OK, with pleasure, but what is that "debug code" ???
Thanks a lot in advance if you could help me.
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DEBUG: couvertureAlbumString: c:\Aldebaran-La-Photo
OK, the extension of the file was NOT present !!!
I added it and ..... it works pretty good !!!
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Using ImageIcon load an image

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[http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4215118]
[http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4215118]
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import java.io.InputStream;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import javax.swing.Icon;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import javax.swing.plaf.IconUIResource;
import javax.swing.plaf.UIResource;
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Thanks for reading, Darryl
I'm also posting this to JavaRanch for wider discussion, and shall post the link here as soon as possible. I'll also keep both threads updated with all significant suggestions received.
edit [http://www.coderanch.com/t/498351/GUI/java/Bug-IconUIResource-doesn-paint-animated]
Edited by: DarrylBurke

Animated gif is working fine for me.
You can check the delay time between the images in the gif, to see that it's not too short.
Here's a simple example:import java.net.URL;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import javax.imageio.stream.ImageInputStream;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JDialog;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import com.sun.imageio.plugins.gif.GIFImageMetadata;
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import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
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Jo�o Carlos
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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.
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c:\java-ide\sampledir, c:\java-ide\sampledir\examples,
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          abrir.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_B);
          arquivo.add(guardar);
          guardar.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_G);
          arquivo.addSeparator();
          arquivo.add(sair);
          sair.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_S);
          barra.add(arquivo);
          barra.add(mtabela);
          jTabbedPane1 = new JTabbedPane();
          contentPane = (JPanel)this.getContentPane();
          paineltabela = new JPanel();
          painelgrafo = new JPanel();
          // jTabbedPane1
          jTabbedPane1.addTab("Tabela", paineltabela);
          jTabbedPane1.addTab("Grafo", painelgrafo);
          jTabbedPane1.addChangeListener(new ChangeListener() {
               public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent e)
                    painelvariavel.setVisible(false);
          // contentPane
          contentPane.setLayout(null);
          addComponent(contentPane, jTabbedPane1, 11,10,990,690);
          // paineltabela
          paineltabela.setLayout(null);
          // painelgrafo
          painelgrafo.setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER, 5, 5));
          // Poseidon
          this.setTitle("UMa Poseidon");
          this.setLocation(new Point(2, 1));
          this.setSize(new Dimension(558, 441));
          this.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
          this.setExtendedState(MAXIMIZED_BOTH);
     /** Add Component Without a Layout Manager (Absolute Positioning) */
     private void addComponent(Container container,Component c,int x,int y,int width,int height)
          c.setBounds(x,y,width,height);
          container.add(c);
     // TODO: Add any appropriate code in the following Event Handling Methods
     private void jTabbedPane1_stateChanged(ChangeEvent e)
          System.out.println("\njTabbedPane1_stateChanged(ChangeEvent e) called.");
          // TODO: Add any handling code here
     // TODO: Add any method code to meet your needs in the following area
     private class TratBarra implements ActionListener{
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
               if(e.getSource() == sair){
                    int op = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, "Deseja mesmo fechar o aplicativo?","Sair", JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION);
                    if(op == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION){
                         System.exit(0);
               if(e.getSource() == miadvariavel){
                    final JFrame w = new JFrame();
                    new AdVariavel(w);
               if(e.getSource() == miadtarefa){
                    final JFrame w = new JFrame();
                    new AdTarefa(w);
//============================= Testing ================================//
//=                                                                    =//
//= The following main method is just for testing this class you built.=//
//= After testing,you may simply delete it.                            =//
//======================================================================//
     public static void main(String[] args)
          Spash sp = new Spash(3000);
          sp.mostraTela();
          JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
          JDialog.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
          try
               UIManager.setLookAndFeel("javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel");
          catch (Exception ex)
               System.out.println("Failed loading L&F: ");
               System.out.println(ex);
          new Poseidon();
//= End of Testing =
private class AdVariavel extends JDialog
     // Variables declaration
     private JLabel jLabel1;
     private JTextField jTextField1;
     private JButton varOK;
     private JButton varCancel;
     private JPanel contentPane;
     private JTextField jTextField2;
     private JList listadominio;
     private JScrollPane jScrollPane1;
     private JButton varAdiciona;
     private JButton varRemove;
     private JPanel jPanel1;
     private DefaultListModel modelo1;
     // End of variables declaration
     public AdVariavel(Frame w)
          super(w);
          initializeComponent();
          // TODO: Add any constructor code after initializeComponent call
          this.setVisible(true);
      * This method is called from within the constructor to initialize the form.
      * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is always regenerated
      * by the Windows Form Designer. Otherwise, retrieving design might not work properly.
      * Tip: If you must revise this method, please backup this GUI file for JFrameBuilder
      * to retrieve your design properly in future, before revising this method.
     private void initializeComponent()
          modelo1 = new DefaultListModel();
          jLabel1 = new JLabel();
          jTextField1 = new JTextField();
          varOK = new JButton();
          varCancel = new JButton();
          contentPane = (JPanel)this.getContentPane();
          jTextField2 = new JTextField();
          listadominio = new JList(modelo1);
          jScrollPane1 = new JScrollPane();
          varAdiciona = new JButton();
          varRemove = new JButton();
          jPanel1 = new JPanel();
          // jLabel1
          jLabel1.setText("Nome da vari�vel:");
          // jTextField1
          jTextField1.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
               public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
                    jTextField1_actionPerformed(e);
          // varOK
          varOK.setText("OK");
          varOK.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_O);
          varOK.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
               public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
                    varOK_actionPerformed(e);
          // varCancel
          varCancel.setText("Cancelar");
          varCancel.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_C);
          varCancel.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
               public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
                    varCancel_actionPerformed(e);
          // contentPane
          contentPane.setLayout(null);
          addComponent(contentPane, jLabel1, 12,12,105,18);
          addComponent(contentPane, jTextField1, 118,10,137,22);
          addComponent(contentPane, varOK, 170,227,83,28);
          addComponent(contentPane, varCancel, 257,227,85,28);
          addComponent(contentPane, jPanel1, 12,42,332,180);
          // jTextField2
          jTextField2.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
               public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
                    jTextField2_actionPerformed(e);
          // listadominio
          listadominio.addListSelectionListener(new ListSelectionListener() {
               public void valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent e)
                    listadominio_valueChanged(e);
          // jScrollPane1
          jScrollPane1.setViewportView(listadominio);
          // varAdiciona
          varAdiciona.setText("Adicionar");
          varAdiciona.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_A);
          varAdiciona.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
               public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
                    varAdiciona_actionPerformed(e);
          // varRemove
          varRemove.setText("Remover");
          varRemove.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_R);
          varRemove.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
               public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
                    varRemove_actionPerformed(e);
          // jPanel1
          jPanel1.setLayout(null);
          jPanel1.setBorder(new TitledBorder("Dominio:"));
          addComponent(jPanel1, jTextField2, 17,22,130,22);
          addComponent(jPanel1, jScrollPane1, 165,21,154,144);
          addComponent(jPanel1, varAdiciona, 56,50,89,28);
          addComponent(jPanel1, varRemove, 57,84,88,28);
          // AdTarefas
          this.setTitle("Adicionar Variavel");
          this.setLocation(new Point(1, 0));
          this.setSize(new Dimension(367, 296));
          this.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
          this.setResizable(false);
     /** Add Component Without a Layout Manager (Absolute Positioning) */
     private void addComponent(Container container,Component c,int x,int y,int width,int height)
          c.setBounds(x,y,width,height);
          container.add(c);
     // TODO: Add any appropriate code in the following Event Handling Methods
     private void jTextField1_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
          System.out.println("\njTextField1_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) called.");
          // TODO: Add any handling code here
     private void varOK_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
          System.out.println("\nvarOK_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) called.");
          if (jTextField1 == null){
               return;
          if (jTextField1.getText().length()<1){
               JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"N�o introduziu nenhuma variavel","AVISO", 1 );
               jTextField1.requestFocus();
               return;
          else {
               if (modelo1.getSize() == 0){
                    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"N�o introduziu nenhum dominio","AVISO", 1 );
                    return;
               else{
                    painelvariavel.add(scrollvariavel);
                    index = 0;
                    variavel = jTextField1.getText();
                    contastring = variavel.length();
                    System.out.println(contastring);
                    DefaultTableModel dtm = (DefaultTableModel)tabelavariavel.getModel();
                    tabelavariavel.getTableHeader().setBackground(Color.yellow);
                    dtm.addColumn(variavel, new Object[]{});
                    al = modelo1.getSize();
                    totallinhas = al;
                    for(int i = 0;i < modelo1.getSize();i++){
                         listadominio.setSelectedIndex(index) ;
                         Object dominio = listadominio.getSelectedValue();
                         dtm.addRow(new Object[]{dominio});
                         index ++;
                    tabelasvar[cont] = tabelavariavel;
                    cont++;
                    System.out.println(cont);
                    for(int i=0;i<cont;i++){
                         tabelateste = tabelasvar;
                         linhas = tabelateste.getRowCount();
                         if (linhas >= tamanholinhas){
                              tamanholinhas = linhas;
                    for (int i=0;i<cont;i++){
                         tabelateste = tabelasvar[i];
                         System.out.println(linhas);
                         linhas = tabelateste.getRowCount();
                         tabelateste.setRowHeight((tamanholinhas/linhas)*20);
                         tabelasvar[i] = tabelateste;
                         System.out.println(tabelateste);
               tabelavariavel = new JTable();
          scrollvariavel = new JScrollPane();
          painelvariavel.add(tabelavariavel);
          tabelavariavel.setBackground(Color.cyan);
     tabelavariavel.setAutoResizeMode(JTable.AUTO_RESIZE_ALL_COLUMNS);
               scrollvariavel.setViewportView(tabelavariavel);
               painelvariavel.setVisible(true);
     tabelavariavel.getTableHeader().setReorderingAllowed(false);
     this.setVisible(false);
     miadtarefa.setEnabled(true);
     miadvariavel.setEnabled(true);
     DefaultTableModel dtm = (DefaultTableModel)tabelatarefa.getModel();
               tabelatarefa.getTableHeader().setBackground(Color.yellow);
               controlalinhas = tamanholinhas - linhastarefa;
               for(int i = 0;i < controlalinhas;i++){
                         dtm.addRow(new Object[]{});
                         linhastarefa++;
               tabelatarefa.setRowHeight((tamanholinhas/linhas)*20);
          // TODO: Add any handling code here
     private void varCancel_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
          System.out.println("\nvarCancel_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) called.");
          this.setVisible(false);
     private void jTextField2_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
          System.out.println("\njTextField2_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) called.");
          // TODO: Add any handling code here
     private void listadominio_valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent e)
          System.out.println("\nlistadominio_valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent e) called.");
          if(!e.getValueIsAdjusting())
               Object o = listadominio.getSelectedValue();
               System.out.println(">>" + ((o==null)? "null" : o.toString()) + " is selected.");
               // TODO: Add any handling code here for the particular object being selected
     private void varAdiciona_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
          System.out.println("\nvarAdiciona_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) called.");
          if(jTextField2.getText().length()>=1){
               modelo1.addElement(jTextField2.getText());
               jTextField2.setText("");
               jTextField2.requestFocus();
     private void varRemove_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
          System.out.println("\nvarRemove_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) called.");
          int index = listadominio.getSelectedIndex();
          modelo1.remove(index);
     // TODO: Add any method code to meet your needs in the following area
private class AdTarefa extends JDialog
     // Variables declaration
     private JLabel jLabel1;
     private JTextField jTextField1;
     private JButton tarOK;
     private JButton tarCancel;
     private JPanel contentPane;
     private JPanel jPanel1;
     // End of variables declaration
     public AdTarefa(Frame w)
          super(w);
          initializeComponent();
          // TODO: Add any constructor code after initializeComponent call
          this.setVisible(true);
     * This method is called from within the constructor to initialize the form.
     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is always regenerated
     * by the Windows Form Designer. Otherwise, retrieving design might not work properly.
     * Tip: If you must revise this method, please backup this GUI file for JFrameBuilder
     * to retrieve your design properly in future, before revising this method.
     private void initializeComponent()
          jLabel1 = new JLabel();
          jTextField1 = new JTextField();
          tarOK = new JButton();
          tarCancel = new JButton();
          contentPane = (JPanel)this.getContentPane();
          // jLabel1
          jLabel1.setText("Nome da tarefa:");
          // jTextField1
          jTextField1.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
               public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
                    jTextField1_actionPerformed(e);
          // tarOK
          tarOK.setText("OK");
          tarOK.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_O);
          tarOK.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
               public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
                    tarOK_actionPerformed(e);
          // tarCancel
          tarCancel.setText("Cancelar");
          tarCancel.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_C);
          tarCancel.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
               public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
                    tarCancel_actionPerformed(e);
          // contentPane
          contentPane.setLayout(null);
          addComponent(contentPane, jLabel1, 12,12,105,18);
          addComponent(contentPane, jTextField1, 118,10,120,22);
          addComponent(contentPane, tarOK, 10,50,83,28);
          addComponent(contentPane, tarCancel, 153,50,85,28);
          // AdTarefas
          this.setTitle("Adicionar Tarefa");
          this.setLocation(new Point(1, 0));
          this.setSize(new Dimension(250, 120));
          this.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
          this.setResizable(false);
     /** Add Component Without a Layout Manager (Absolute Positioning) */
     private void addComponent(Container container,Component c,int x,int y,int width,int height)
          c.setBounds(x,y,width,height);
          container.add(c);
     // TODO: Add any appropriate code in the following Event Handling Methods
     private void jTextField1_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
          System.out.println("\njTextField1_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) called.");
          // TODO: Add any handling code here
     private void tarOK_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
          System.out.println("\ntarOK_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) called.");
          if (jTextField1 == null){
               return;
          if (jTextField1.getText().length()<1){
               JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"N�o introduziu nenhuma tarefa","AVISO", 1 );
               jTextField1.requestFocus();
               return;
          else{
               String variavel = jTextField1.getText();
               DefaultTableModel dtm = (DefaultTableModel)tabelatarefa.getModel();
               dtm.addColumn(variavel,new Object[]{});
               controlalinhas = tamanholinhas - linhastarefa;
               for(int i = 0;i < controlalinhas;i++){
                         dtm.addRow(new Object[]{});
                         linhastarefa++;
               for(int i=0; i < tabelatarefa.getColumnCount(); i++){
                    tabelatarefa.getColumnModel().getColumn(i).setPreferredWidth(100);
               tabelatarefa.getColumnModel().getColumn(i).setResizable(false);
               tabelatarefa.getTableHeader().setBackground(Color.yellow);
               tabelatarefa.setRowHeight((tamanholinhas/linhas)*20);
               paineltarefa.setVisible(true);
     tabelatarefa.getTableHeader().setReorderingAllowed(true);
     this.setVisible(false);
     miadtarefa.setEnabled(true);
     miadvariavel.setEnabled(true);
     // TODO: Add any handling code here
     private void tarCancel_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
          System.out.println("\ntarCancel_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) called.");
          this.setVisible(false);
now the code to create the JComboBox is here:
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class CaixaCombinacao extends JComboBox{
     ImageIcon[] imagens;
    String[] op = {"x", "check"};
public CaixaCombinacao(){
     imagens = new ImageIcon[op.length];
    Integer[] intArray = new Integer[op.length];
    for (int i = 0; i < op.length; i++) {
         intArray[i] = new Integer(i);
        imagens[i] = createImageIcon("imagens/" + op[i] + ".gif");
        this.addItem(imagens);
if (imagens[i] != null) {
imagens[i].setDescription(op[i]);
     JComboBox lista = new JComboBox(intArray);
     ComboBoxRenderer renderer= new ComboBoxRenderer();
     lista.setRenderer(renderer);
protected static ImageIcon createImageIcon(String path) {
java.net.URL imgURL = CaixaCombinacao.class.getResource(path);
if (imgURL != null) {
     return new ImageIcon(imgURL);
return null;
class ComboBoxRenderer extends JLabel
implements ListCellRenderer {
public ComboBoxRenderer() {
setOpaque(true);
setHorizontalAlignment(CENTER);
setVerticalAlignment(CENTER);
public Component getListCellRendererComponent(
JList list,
Object value,
int index,
boolean isSelected,
boolean cellHasFocus) {
               int selectedIndex = ((Integer)value).intValue();
               if (isSelected) {
setBackground(list.getSelectionBackground());
setForeground(list.getSelectionForeground());
} else {
setBackground(list.getBackground());
setForeground(list.getForeground());
               ImageIcon icon = imagens[selectedIndex];
               String opc = op[selectedIndex];
setIcon(icon);
return this;

I'm sure 90% of the code posted here has nothing to do with displaying images in a JTable.
Here is an example that shows how to display an icon in a table:
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.table.*;
public class TableIcon extends JFrame
     public TableIcon()
          String[] columnNames = {"Picture", "Description"};
          Object[][] data =
               {new ImageIcon("copy16.gif"), "Copy"},
               {new ImageIcon("add16.gif"), "Add"},
          DefaultTableModel model = new DefaultTableModel(data, columnNames);
          JTable table = new JTable( model )
               // Returning the Class of each column will allow different
               // renderers to be used based on Class
               public Class getColumnClass(int column)
                    return getValueAt(0, column).getClass();
          table.setPreferredScrollableViewportSize(table.getPreferredSize());
          JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane( table );
          getContentPane().add( scrollPane );
     public static void main(String[] args)
          TableIcon frame = new TableIcon();
          frame.setDefaultCloseOperation( EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
          frame.pack();
          frame.setVisible(true);
}If this doesn't help then post a similiar demo program that shows the problems you are having, not your entire application.

JLabel ImageIcon not opaque.

Hi I am having a little problem with my program that I am trying to develop.
I have created a JFrame and instead of having the background the usual grey I have used an image.
I then wanted to create some nice big buttons with nice smooth curved edges but was having trouble using the JButton so decicded to use a JLabel and attach a MouseListener to it. This seems to be working fine at the mo.
The only problem is that instead of my nice gradient filled background being displayed I get a big white border around the JLabel. The rest of the background is perfectly displayed having only a problem around the JLabel. I have tried not using a background image and it shows the JLabel correctly and the button looks nice and smooth.
I think it might be something to do with the rendering sequence maybe but I am at a loss. If any one has any ideas on how to fix it or a better way of doing it I would be most grateful.
Many thanks for your help in advance.
Matt
PS now heres my code:
public class GUI extends JFrame implements MouseListener {
     ImageIcon icon;
     JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel();
     public GUI(){
          super("Property Works - Estate Agent Management System");
          icon = new ImageIcon("images/bg.jpg");
          JPanel panel = new JPanel(){
               protected void paintComponent(Graphics g){
                    //g.drawImage(icon.getImage(), 0, 0, null);
                    Dimension d = getSize();
                    //g.drawImage(icon.getImage(), 0, 0, d.width, d.height, null);
                    super.paintComponent(g);
          panel.setOpaque(false);
          addButton();
          panel.add(buttonPanel);
          getContentPane().add(panel);
          setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
          setExtendedState(JFrame.MAXIMIZED_BOTH);
          setVisible(true);
     public void addButton(){
          ImageIcon icon1 = new ImageIcon("images/buttons/addProperty.gif");
          JLabel addProperty = new JLabel(icon1);
          addProperty.setOpaque(false);
          addProperty.setToolTipText("Add a new property");
          addProperty.addMouseListener(this);
          JLabel tester = new JLabel("Tester");
          tester.setOpaque(false);
          buttonPanel.add(addProperty);
          buttonPanel.add(tester);
     public void mousePressed(MouseEvent arg0) {
          // TODO Auto-generated method stub
          System.out.println("Button Clicked");
}

Swing related questions should be posted in the Swing forum.
Use the "code" tags when you post code so the formatting is retained.
The code you posted doesn't compile so we can't see the incorrect behaviour.
Using code I already have I do not see any white border around the image. I tested using a "Duke" image which is found in many of the Swing tutorial examples. Maybe your image is the problem.

Need help importing animated gif by ImageIcon in Japplet

Hello. Im new to Java, but I want to import this animated gif with Java in a Japplet using ImageIcon, but it does not work and I would really appreciate if anyone could help me with this.
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.net.*;
     public class Bilder extends Japplet{
     public ImageIcon(java.net."http://pixelninja.se/kappawin.gif");
Image[] bild = new Image[1];
int nr=0;
public void init(){
    setBackground(Color.black);
    bild[0] = getImage(getCodeBase(),"4a.gif");
public void paint(Graphics g){
    g.drawImage(bild[0],50,50,212,282,this);
}

You cant do animated gifs this way.
Also you should remember that you cannot load images in to an applet if it is hosted somewere else than the host that hosts the applet.
Esiast way to display an image icon with a animated gif will be creating a Image Label and adding it to the applet.
Ex:-
public class MyImageApplet extends JApplet{
   public void init(){
      getConentPane().setLayout(new BorderLayout());
       URL imageURL = getClass().getResource("/myImage.gif");
      // Above image file should be in the code base or in the archive file of the applet
      getConentPane().add(new JLabel(new ImageIcon(imageURL)));
}

Importing gif file to ImageIcon

Hi,
I am trying to use a gif file that I have included in my project (using Windows XP). I am trying to stick the image from the gif file into a ImageIcon variable, and sticking the variable into a label. Here is the code that I am using to have the program access the gif file:
private ImageIcon redX = new ImageIcon( " \\JAVA programs\\Week 8\\lab8_1a\\redshd.gif " );
I have a classPath setup in my environment variables/system variables as follows:
.;C:\Documents and Settings\Jim Roth\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\Programs
and the path to the gif file is as follows:
C:\Documents and Settings\Jim Roth\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\Programs\JAVA programs\Week 8\Lab8_1A\redshd.gif
When I run the program, the screen comes up empty. I am using a basic frame, with a GridLayout. When I change the input into the label to a string, it shows up on the label when the program runs.
In debug mode, I am not quite sure of what the values apply to, but oneonf them shows up as 'null'.
I think my problem lies with the program just not finding the gif.file. Any suggestions?
Thanks a lot!
Jimbo

OK, here is the program.....it is my very first stab at anything gui. We are supposed to display a tic tac toe grid, and have it randomly put x's and o's (or something simiilar) in a3x3 grid in a random fashion. Here it is:
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.util.*;
public class TicTacToe extends JFrame
private ImageIcon redX = new ImageIcon("\\JAVA programs\\Week 8\\lab8_1a\\redshd.gif");
private ImageIcon blueCirc = new ImageIcon("\\JAVA programs\\Week 8\\lab8_1a\\qmark.gif");
/** Default constructor for TicTacToe */
public TicTacToe()
setLayout(new GridLayout(3,3,2,2));//sets grid layout for a 3x3 grid with 2 pixel spacing
//add 9 JLabels to hold image icons
for(int i =0; i < 10; ++i)
add(this.generateJLabel());
public static void main(String[] args)
TicTacToe game = new TicTacToe();
game.setTitle("Tic Tac Toe");
game.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
game.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
game.setSize(250, 250);
game.setVisible(true);
protected JLabel generateJLabel()
Random rand = new Random();//instantiate random object to generate ints
int randNum = rand.nextInt(4);//generate ints between 0 and 4 (exclusive)
/*The following switch statement looks at random number generated by the Random
object and assigns an image to a JLabel according to the int returned./
switch (randNum)
case 1:
JLabel temp = new JLabel(this.redX);
return temp;
case 2:
JLabel temp1 = new JLabel(this.blueCirc);
return temp1;
default:
JLabel temp2 = new JLabel();
return temp2;
}

Error when trying to use ImageIcon

Hi,
I am trying to use an ImageIcon to store an icon for plugins so that they can customize their menu and toolbar entries. I use a generic class, PaletteClass, to design all the plugins, and then extend PaletteClass to create individual plugins.
PaletteClass:
public class PaletteClass implements ItemListener{
      * PaletteClass
      * Superclass for the palettes in iKalk
      * @author Nathan Jarus
      * @version 0.1
     JFrame frame = new JFrame();//Window
     GridBagLayout layout = new GridBagLayout();
     GridBagConstraints constraints = new GridBagConstraints();
     JPanel main = new JPanel(layout);
     JToggleButton cmdTop = new JToggleButton("Stick to Top");
     //iKalk interface variables
     static String description = "Unnamed Plugin"; //Name of plugin
     ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon(); //icon of plugin
     static boolean state = true; //is it visible?
     //static JToggleButton button = new JToggleButton(description, icon, state);
     static JToggleButton button;
     //static JToggleButton button = new JToggleButton(description, state);
     JCheckBoxMenuItem menu = new JCheckBoxMenuItem(description, icon, state);
     //boolean caret = false;//Used in determining when to clear the text box
     //boolean clear = false;
     //double tmp = 0;//Used in calculations
     //char op = ' ';//Used in calculations
     //Constructor
     PaletteClass(iKalk ikalk){
          setIcon("/images/generic.gif",ikalk,this);
          menu.addItemListener(this);
          //button.addItemListener(this);
          frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.HIDE_ON_CLOSE);
          //frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
          try {
               UIManager.setLookAndFeel(iKalk.getLF());
          } catch (UnsupportedLookAndFeelException e) {
               JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"How on earth did you get this message? Check for a virus. /n/nYour JRE has changed in the milliseconds that passed between the original loading of the program and this window loading!", "A message you should not be seeing", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
          constraints.fill = GridBagConstraints.BOTH;
          constraints.anchor = GridBagConstraints.CENTER;
          //Stick to Top button
          cmdTop.addItemListener(this);
          addComp(main, cmdTop, layout, constraints, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 100);
          //frame.add(main, BorderLayout.NORTH);
          //frame.setVisible(true);
          init();
          //updateGFX();
          //button = new JToggleButton(description, icon, state);
          //setIcon("/images/generic.gif",ikalk,this);
     public void init(){
          frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
          frame.add(main, BorderLayout.NORTH);
     //Item listener
     public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent ie) {
          if(ie.getSource().equals(cmdTop)){
               if (frame.isAlwaysOnTop()){
                    frame.setAlwaysOnTop(false);
               else {
                    frame.setAlwaysOnTop(true);
          else if(ie.getSource().equals(button)){
               if(button.isSelected()){
                    setVisible(true);
               else{
                    setVisible(false);
          else if(ie.getSource().equals(menu)){
               if(menu.isSelected()){
                    setVisible(true);
               else{
                    setVisible(false);
     //Update the L&F
     public void updateGFX(){
          setVisible(false);
          SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(frame);
          SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(main);
          setVisible(true);
     //Decide whether or not the window is onscreen
     public boolean isShowing(){
          return frame.isVisible();
     public void setVisible(boolean v){
          frame.setVisible(v);
          state = isShowing();
     public void setVisible(){
          frame.setVisible(true);
          state = isShowing();
     /*Add a component to the gridbag layout
      *Args:
      *JPanel to                                   the JPanel to add the item to
      *Component what                         what to add
      *GridBagLayout layout                    the layout to add it to
      *GridBagConstraints constraints     the constraints to modify
      *int row                                   the row to add it to
      *int column                              the column to add it to
      *int numRows                              the number of rows the item crosses
      *int numCols                              the number of columns the item crosses
      *int weightX                              the x-weight of the item
      *int weightY                              the y-weight of the item
     public void addComp(JPanel to, Component what, GridBagLayout layout, GridBagConstraints constraints, int row, int column, int numRows, int numCols, int weightX, int weightY){
          //Set the constraint parameters
          constraints.gridx = column;
          constraints.gridy = row;
          constraints.gridwidth = numCols;
          constraints.gridheight = numRows;
          constraints.weightx = weightX;
          constraints.weighty = weightY;
          //Set these constraints in the layout
          layout.setConstraints(what, constraints);
          //Add the component
          to.add(what);
     public void setIcon(String path, iKalk ikalk, PaletteClass parent){
          parent.icon = new ImageIcon(ikalk.getClass().getResource(path));
}This is one of the classes that I have trouble with:
NumberPad:
public class NumberPad extends PaletteClass implements ActionListener{
     //Set up the objects so that I can access them from another method
     public NumberPad(iKalk ikalk){
          super(ikalk);
//Set the description
          description = "Number Pad";
          //setIcon("/images/NumberPad.gif", ikalk, this);
          button = new JToggleButton(description, icon, state);
//Set up the frame
          try {
               UIManager.setLookAndFeel(iKalk.getLF());
          } catch (UnsupportedLookAndFeelException e) {
               //JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"How on earth did you get this message? Check for a virus. /n/nYour JRE has changed in the milliseconds that passed between the original loading of the program and this window loading!", "A message you should not be seeing", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
          frame.setSize(155,160);
          frame.setLocation(500,500);
          frame.setTitle(description);
          updateGFX();
//Set up the number entry pad
          JPanel panNumbers = new JPanel(new GridLayout(4,3));
          JButton cmd0 = new JButton("0");
          JButton cmd1 = new JButton("1");
          JButton cmd2 = new JButton("2");
          JButton cmd3 = new JButton("3");
          JButton cmd4 = new JButton("4");
          JButton cmd5 = new JButton("5");
          JButton cmd6 = new JButton("6");
          JButton cmd7 = new JButton("7");
          JButton cmd8 = new JButton("8");
          JButton cmd9 = new JButton("9");
          JButton cmdDec = new JButton(".");
          JButton cmdPM = new JButton("+/-");
          cmd0.addActionListener(this);
          cmd1.addActionListener(this);
          cmd2.addActionListener(this);
          cmd3.addActionListener(this);
          cmd4.addActionListener(this);
          cmd5.addActionListener(this);
          cmd6.addActionListener(this);
          cmd7.addActionListener(this);
          cmd8.addActionListener(this);
          cmd9.addActionListener(this);
          cmdDec.addActionListener(this);
          cmdPM.addActionListener(this);
          panNumbers.add(cmd7);
          panNumbers.add(cmd8);
          panNumbers.add(cmd9);
          panNumbers.add(cmd4);
          panNumbers.add(cmd5);
          panNumbers.add(cmd6);
          panNumbers.add(cmd1);
          panNumbers.add(cmd2);
          panNumbers.add(cmd3);
          panNumbers.add(cmd0);
          panNumbers.add(cmdDec);
          panNumbers.add(cmdPM);
          panNumbers.setVisible(true);
//Final adding and init
          super.addComp(main, panNumbers, layout, constraints, 1, 0, 4, 1, 0, 0);
          //super.setVisible();
          setIcon("/images/NumberPad.gif", ikalk, this);
     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
          if(ae.getActionCommand().equals("1")){
               Functions.addOne();
          else if(ae.getActionCommand().equals("2")){
               Functions.addTwo();
          else if(ae.getActionCommand().equals("3")){
               Functions.addThree();
          else if(ae.getActionCommand().equals("4")){
               Functions.addFour();
          else if(ae.getActionCommand().equals("5")){
               Functions.addFive();
          else if(ae.getActionCommand().equals("6")){
               Functions.addSix();
          else if(ae.getActionCommand().equals("7")){
               Functions.addSeven();
          else if(ae.getActionCommand().equals("8")){
               Functions.addEight();
          else if(ae.getActionCommand().equals("9")){
               Functions.addNine();
          else if(ae.getActionCommand().equals("0")){
               Functions.addZero();
          else if(ae.getActionCommand().equals(".")){
               Functions.addDec();
          else if(ae.getActionCommand().equals("+/-")){
               Functions.PlusMins();
     /*public void init(){
     public void main(String [] args){
}This is the code I use to load the plugins:
void addPlugin(PaletteClass plugin){
          //pluginsVector.addElement(plugin);
          //plugin.setVisible();
          //toolMain.add(PaletteClass.button);
          pluginsVector.addElement(plugin);
          SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
               public void run() {
                    toolMain.add(PaletteClass.button);
     }When I load this code, I get the following error (in Eclipse SDK):
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
     at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
     at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
     at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
     at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)
     at iKalk.loadPlugin(iKalk.java:587)
     at iKalk.loadPlugins(iKalk.java:578)
     at iKalk.<init>(iKalk.java:466)
     at iKalk$4.run(iKalk.java:563)
     at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
     at javax.swing.ImageIcon.<init>(Unknown Source)
     at PaletteClass.setIcon(PaletteClass.java:172)
     at NumberPad.<init>(NumberPad.java:82)
     ... 15 more
If anyone knows what I am doing wrong, I'd like to know. I've tried several ways to fix it (as you can probably tell from the commented out code), but none of them worked.
Sorry if my code isn't the cleanest; it's still in development =]
PS: is it just me or does the code button in the post dialog still not work correctly?
Thanks,
LinuxMercedes

Sorry for all the code. Here's a truncated version:
PaletteClass:
public class PaletteClass implements ItemListener{
     JFrame frame = new JFrame();//Window
     GridBagLayout layout = new GridBagLayout();
     GridBagConstraints constraints = new GridBagConstraints();
     JPanel main = new JPanel(layout);
     JToggleButton cmdTop = new JToggleButton("Stick to Top");
     static String description = "Unnamed Plugin"; //Name of plugin
     ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon(); //icon of plugin
     static boolean state = true; //is it visible?
     static JToggleButton button;
     JCheckBoxMenuItem menu = new JCheckBoxMenuItem(description, icon, state);
     PaletteClass(iKalk ikalk){
          setIcon("/images/generic.gif",ikalk,this);
          init();
     public void init(){
          frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
          frame.add(main, BorderLayout.NORTH);
     public void setIcon(String path, iKalk ikalk, PaletteClass parent){
          parent.icon = new ImageIcon(ikalk.getClass().getResource(path));
}NumberPad:
public class NumberPad extends PaletteClass implements ActionListener{
     public NumberPad(iKalk ikalk){
          super(ikalk);
//Set the description
          description = "Number Pad";
          button = new JToggleButton(description, icon, state);
          setIcon("/images/NumberPad.gif", ikalk, this);
}Code I use to load Plugins:
void addPlugin(PaletteClass plugin){
          pluginsVector.addElement(plugin);
          SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
               public void run() {
                    toolMain.add(PaletteClass.button);
}Oh yeah, and please don't go using this code in your projects without asking =]
Thanks (and my apologies again),
LinuxMercedes

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