Putting an image into a jtextpane / problems with ImageIcon and path

Question

So here is what I am trying to do. I would like to be able to allow the user to add images to a jtextpane which will also contain rtf text.
My current plan is to have a drag event or some other event run the actual code to place the image in the jtextpane. So my first attempt was just to first write a test program to add an image to a textpane using a hard coded path. The problem is i cant seem to create an imageicon using a canonical path because the image icon constructor wants a relative path(from the docs).
So i guess the best solution would be to convert the canonical path to a relative path. I have this forum and google many times and found many similar posts but none with a real solution (people just reply, why would you want to do that etc.).
So i either need to convert the path or if any one has a better suggestion to allow users to add images to the jtextpane. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

show the path you are trying to use.
Edited by: JacobsB on Mar 13, 2008 1:11 PM
and try this
URL url = getClass().getResource(pathName);
ImageIcon(url);