Please, Please Help Me (.gif Images)

Question

Hello,
I want to cry, I've been trying to include .gif images in my swing applications but am having big problems. I've been reading the forums and trying everything. If I try the most basic of examples just to get it working I still have problems. The code compiles correctly and the panels appear but no pics. I've tried including every different file path version, moving .gifs to different folders, what is the problem, why no pics. I'm running J2SE v 1.4.1_02, please help, I would be so greatful, don't make me cry,
Lucy
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class JFrameImage extends JFrame
public JFrameImage()
Container c = getContentPane();
JPanel panel = new JPanel()
public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
ImageIcon img = new ImageIcon("globe.gif");
g.drawImage(img.getImage(), 0, 0, null);
super.paintComponent(g);
panel.setOpaque(false);
ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon("cat.gif");
JButton button = new JButton(icon);
panel.add(button);
c.add(panel);
public static void main(String[] args)
JFrameImage frame = new JFrameImage();
Image onFrame = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage("icon.gif") ;
frame.setIconImage(onFrame);
frame.setSize(200,200);
frame.setLocation(300,200);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation( EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
frame.setVisible(true);

Answer 1

sorry but I think it should be something else.
To locate a File you need it's full name, including the extension. Maybe since the extension wasn't showing it's actual filename was cat.gif.gif? I don't know. Anyway, this is a method I use for all my image retrieving, just put it in some Util-class:  private static HashMap hmImages = new HashMap();
  public static ImageIcon getImage (String name)
    if (hmImages.containsKey(name))
      return (ImageIcon) hmImages.get(name);
    String url = System.getProperty("user.dir") + "/resources/" + name;//or any other directory were all your image-files are under (even in subs, in that case add the subdirectory to the arg name
    try
      ImageIcon ic = new ImageIcon (url);
      if (ic != null)
        hmImages.put(name, ic);
        return ic;
    catch (Exception e)
    System.out.println("Warning: image '" + url + "' not found");
    return null;
  }greetz,
Stijn