Thread: JButton Image does not show. on background image.

I am very new to Java. I successfully added a background image on the Panel but I can't create my JButton image on top of my background image. Can someone help advise. Thanks.

ImageIcon piano = new ImageIcon("src/img/piano_backgrd.png");
JLabel backlabel = new JLabel(piano);
panel.add(backlabel, new Integer(Integer.MIN_VALUE));
backlabel.setBounds(0, 0, piano.getIconWidth(), piano.getIconHeight());
 
JButton volup = new JButton(new ImageIcon("src/img/volup.png"));
volup.setLocation(10, 0);
panel.add(volup);

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This could be Java (!= JavaScript). Which language are you using?

Oh I thought its the same. I wrote the script in NetBeans.

Java is not a scripted language. Java source code is compiled into .class files and then run on the Java Virtual Machine.

Netbeans is a fancy editor, also known as an Integrated Development Environment or IDE. Since I don't think Netbeans does JavaScript (it may, but I don't use it), and the little bit of code you posted looks like Java, I think you may be writing Java source code, not JavaScript.

Are you using the graphical GUIBuilder or writing the GUI code 'by hand'?

Oh ok now I understand.

I am not using the GUIBuilder, I am writing the code 'by hand'.

So you have GUI/OOP experience in another language? Which one? If not, why are you trying to learn programming (or Java) by starting with the more advanced topics/projects?

As for your specific question, what you're trying to do is not entirely clear. What do you mean by "on top of?" It is possible to create a watermark effect, if that's what you're trying to do. Search for that, and you'll find suggested approaches. But in general, two components in a container cannot occupy the same place at the same time.

Thanks for replying, I have found ways to solve this problem.