JLabel Image Icon lost after added to JLayeredPane

Question

This is probably that is relatively trivial:
I have a created a simple class that extends a JPanel
Within the JPanel I add a JLayeredPane
Within the JLayeredPane I add two JLabels
The two JLabels are image placeholders (set using the *.setIcon method)
Images are set in the JLabels using a public method setImage (for each label respectively)
In the super class that invokes this, the object (myPanel) with the JPanel shows the panel fine along with the JLayeredPane, anyways this is the problem say "myPanel" calls the method setImage (myPanel.setImage...), the image is set in the JLabel componenent in the JLayeredPane but it seems to get erased when a windows goes over!
What am I doing wrong?
Thank you for your time.

Answer 1

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class Layer_Test extends JFrame {
    public Layer_Test() {
        setTitle("Layer Test");
        setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        setSize(400,300);
        setLocationRelativeTo(null);
        getContentPane().add(new MyPanel(), BorderLayout.CENTER);
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        new Layer_Test().setVisible(true);
class MyPanel extends JPanel{
    MyPanel(){
        layeredPane = new JLayeredPane();
        label_1 = new JLabel();
        label_2 = new JLabel();
        layeredPane.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(300, 200));
        label_1.setIcon(new ImageIcon(MYPATH+"toolbarButtonGraphics\\general\\About16.gif"));
        label_1.setBounds(0, 0, 16, 16);
        layeredPane.add(label_1, new Integer(1));
        label_2.setIcon(new ImageIcon(MYPATH+"toolbarButtonGraphics\\general\\Copy16.gif"));
        label_2.setBounds(0, 100, 16, 16);
        layeredPane.add(label_2, new Integer(2));
        add(layeredPane);
    private JLabel label_1, label_2;
    private JLayeredPane layeredPane;
    private final String MYPATH = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Uhres Andr�\\Mes documents\\";
}