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Thread: How to put in a "new" image in ImageIcon JFrame ?

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    Default How to put in a "new" image in ImageIcon JFrame ?

    Hi there. If you are putting pictures in labels inside of a JFrame and there are 3 labels in the JFrame. You want the same picture for the first and second labels, but for the third label you want to change to a new picture.
    How would you make it display the new picture ?

    ie: I have done this :
    ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon ("devil.gif")

    and entered this above label3 in the code to try to display angels.gif
    ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon ("angels.gif")

    but I get the error:
    LabelDemoGo.java:27: error: variable icon is already defined in method main (String[])

    Heres the full code which works fine displaying all three labels with the same picture (But I want to make the third label have a different pictuere)
    //LabelDemoGo.java
    //Demonstrates the use of image icons in labels.
     
     
    import java.awt.*;
    import javax.swing.*;
     
    public class LabelDemoGo   {
     
    //creates and displays the primary application frame.
     
    public static void main (String[] args)   {
     
    JFrame frame = new JFrame ("Label Demo");
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation (JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
     
    ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon ("devil.gif");
     
    JLabel label1, label2, label3;
     
    label1 = new JLabel ("TRY ", icon, SwingConstants.CENTER);
     
    label2 = new JLabel ("alittle ", icon, SwingConstants.CENTER);
    label2.setHorizontalTextPosition (SwingConstants.RIGHT);
    label2.setVerticalTextPosition (SwingConstants.CENTER);
     
    label3 = new JLabel ("HARDER -", icon, SwingConstants.CENTER);
    label3.setHorizontalTextPosition (SwingConstants.RIGHT);
    label3.setVerticalTextPosition (SwingConstants.CENTER);
     
    JPanel panel = new JPanel();
    panel.setBackground (Color.pink);
    panel.setPreferredSize (new Dimension (250, 400));
    panel.add (label1);
    panel.add (label2);
    panel.add (label3);
     
    frame.getContentPane().add(panel);
    frame.pack();
    frame.setVisible(true);
     
      }
    }

    thank you.


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    Default Re: How to put in a "new" image in ImageIcon JFrame ?

    You can only have one variable with the name icon. Try changing the second one to "ImageIcon icon2 = new ImageIcon ("angels.gif")".
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    Default Re: How to put in a "new" image in ImageIcon JFrame ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Chris.Brown.SPE View Post
    You can only have one variable with the name icon. Try changing the second one to "ImageIcon icon2 = new ImageIcon ("angels.gif")".

    Whilst making the following amendments:
    ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon ("devil.gif");
     
    JLabel label1, label2;
     
    label1 = new JLabel ("TRY ", icon, SwingConstants.CENTER);
     
    label2 = new JLabel ("alittle ", icon, SwingConstants.CENTER);
    label2.setHorizontalTextPosition (SwingConstants.RIGHT);
    label2.setVerticalTextPosition (SwingConstants.CENTER);
     
    ImageIcon icon2 = new ImageIcon ("angels.gif");
     
    JLabel label3;
    label3 = new JLabel ("HARDER -", icon, SwingConstants.CENTER);
    label3.setHorizontalTextPosition (SwingConstants.RIGHT);
    label3.setVerticalTextPosition (SwingConstants.CENTER);

    It compiles and runs but still with the devil.gif where angels.gif should be.....
    Line 7 is the code i inserted and I moved - label3; - down to below that.

    Maybe ImageIcon class isn't the way to achieve this ?

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    Default Re: How to put in a "new" image in ImageIcon JFrame ?

    When you make your third label make sure you are referencing the right icon.

    label3 = new JLabel ("HARDER -", icon, SwingConstants.CENTER);
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    Default Re: How to put in a "new" image in ImageIcon JFrame ?

    A suggestion: give names to the variables that show what the variable contains: angleIcon and devilIcon
    icon and icon2 do NOT say what the variables are
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    Default Re: How to put in a "new" image in ImageIcon JFrame ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Chris.Brown.SPE View Post
    When you make your third label make sure you are referencing the right icon.

    label3 = new JLabel ("HARDER -", icon, SwingConstants.CENTER);
    Yes. I got it working! Thanks alot for your help

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