Loading picture problem

Question

I'm having problem with loading picture in applet window. Here is the example CODE:
* <applet code="SimpleImageLoad" width=248 height=146>
* <param name="img" value="seattle.jpg">
* </applet>
import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;
public class SimpleImageLoad extends Applet
Image img;
public void init() {
img = getImage(getDocumentBase(), getParameter("img"));
public void paint(Graphics g) {
g.drawImage(img, 0, 0, this);
When i run this file, applet window starts normaly, but picture doesn't load in it, window is empty. The picture is placed in the same directory where the applet HTML file is. I don't know where i'm going wrong?
P.S. I'm new in java!

Answer 1

Your code worked okay as-is. Here I'm loading in a jpg from the "images" directory which is in the current (".", dot) folder. The 'getImage' method returns immediately, ie, it doesn't wait for the image data to be loaded. We use MediaTracker to load the image data before trying to use/draw it. Bad file path and data-not-loaded are the major stumbling blocks in image loading. Another is corrupted image data or unrecognized format; try another image. The swing tutorial has a page "How to Use ImageIcons" with lots of related information. Also, one of the applet threads has image info.
* <applet code="SIL" width="400" height="400">
* <param name="img" value="images/cougar.jpg">
* </applet>
import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;
public class SIL extends Applet {
    Image img;
    public void init() {
        img = getImage(getDocumentBase(), getParameter("img"));
        loadImage();
    private void loadImage() {
        MediaTracker mt = new MediaTracker(this);
        mt.addImage(img, 0);
        try {
            mt.waitForID(0);
        } catch(InterruptedException ie) {
            System.err.println("interrupt: " + ie.getMessage());
    public void paint(Graphics g) {
        g.drawImage(img, 0, 0, this);
}