Thread: setting image to panel

Hello all, I am making a 2D Scroller game, and I know how to accomplish it, however, having trouble setting an image to the background, no amount of videos or tutorials is helping. The image does not appear. If i can just figure this out I am good. Here is my code:

import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import javax.swing.*;
 
 
public class BackgroundPanel extends JPanel
{ 
	private BufferedImage image;
	public BackgroundPanel()
	{
		try
		{
			image = ImageIO.read(new File("ges.jpg"));
			JLabel picLabel = new JLabel(new ImageIcon(image));
			setSize(300,300);
			setVisible(true);
		}
		catch (IOException e){}
	}
 
 
}

import javax.swing.JFrame;
 
public class Frame
{
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		JFrame frame = new JFrame("Bobby");
		BackgroundPanel panel = new BackgroundPanel();
		frame.add(panel);
		frame.setVisible(true);
		frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
		frame.setSize(500,400);
	}
}

thanks for any help, it's bothering me

no, just the program wanted a try and catch

ah okay, will do that, thanks for that tip, and i am adding the Label when in the Frame class I say

BackgroundPanel panel = new BackgroundPanel();
frame.add(panel);

should I make a panel inside the BackgroundPanel class and add the label to that? not too good with gui stuff xD

Originally Posted by godlynom

should I make a panel inside the BackgroundPanel class and add the label to that? not too good with gui stuff xD

If it makes sense to do so, but only you and the code design that's in your head really can know for sure about this.

image = ImageIO.read(new File("ges.jpg"));
			JLabel picLabel = new JLabel(new ImageIcon(image));

this adds the image to the label, oh, should i do a

 add(picLabel);

after that?

Originally Posted by godlynom

image = ImageIO.read(new File("ges.jpg"));
			JLabel picLabel = new JLabel(new ImageIcon(image));

this adds the image to the label, oh, should i do a

 add(picLabel);

after that?

Did you try it? Did it work?

sorry was not near computer for while, and no it did not :/ still have the white frame screen

so now that I am using the computer at home with eclipse, I see the error "Can't read input file" should i try making a folder for the image or something else, cuz just putting in the image did not work