Java Swing GUI Button Image
Hi, I really need help with this one, I have tried many things and looked at many pages for this but to no avail as of yet.
I have a Swing GUI in which I want to display an image. The way I am displaying it at the moment is as a button icon as I do not need to be able to alter the images. I can also use the button functionality as displaying something when the image is clicked. So I have an array of image paths which are accesed to load an image into the button and a "Next" button to change the image as required.
My problem is that when I load an image into the button it moves from it's original location. When there is no image displayed the button is where I want it to be, but when I load an image it moves, this cannot happen. Any ideas.
Also, when I am trying to click thru the array of images, it starts at the 1st image in the array but then skips to the last image in the array. Here is the code for that.
// Handle events that arise from the "Next" button being clicked
private void jButton5MouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
if (jComboBox1.getSelectedIndex() == 1)
for (int i = 1; i < juniorImageIndex.length; i++)
jButton8.setIcon(new javax.swing.ImageIcon(juniorImageIndex));
else if (jComboBox1.getSelectedIndex() == 2)
for (int i = 1; i < seniorImageIndex.length; i++)
jButton8.setIcon(new javax.swing.ImageIcon(seniorImageIndex[i]));
juniorImageIndex and seniorImageIndex are obviuosly the arrrays with the file paths for the images. The reason I start at index 1 is that I use the 0 index image as the starting image for each part.
Any help gratefully appreciated, I really hope someone can help, Thanks.
// Handle events that arise from the "Next" button
being clicked
private void
jButton5MouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
myImageIndex =(myImageIndex + 1) % imageArray.size();
resetButtonImage();
private void resetButtonImage() {
if (jComboBox1.getSelectedIndex() == 1)
{//take this out
//> for (int i = 1; i < juniorImageIndex.length; i++)
//> {
jButton8.setIcon(new//> javax.swing.ImageIcon(array[myImageIndex]));
//> }
else if (jComboBox1.getSelectedIndex() == 2)
{//this too
//> for (int i = 1; i < seniorImageIndex.length; i++)
//> {
jButton8.setIcon(new
javax.swing.ImageIcon(array2[myImageIndex]));//> }
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