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Images Failing to Load in Game
Hey Guys,
I'm new to programming in Java, and this is my first foray into loading images into a simple program. I have the game working, with exception of the images loading in game properly. Would you look it over and give me some feedback on what I may be missing? Thanks!
Cheers!
Last edited by Baiano42; December 6th, 2020 at 06:57 PM.
Re: Images Failing to Load in Game
Please post here any code that shows the problem. Be sure to wrap the code in code tags.
Where are the image files located?
Also post the contents of the command prompt window where the java command is being executed so we can see the directory.
If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.
Re: Images Failing to Load in Game
I am using a MVC design pattern, and the images are located in the model.images subfolder.
[code]
public class GameBoard extends JPanel {
...
private ImageIcon background = new ImageIcon("images/backgroundSkin.gif");
…
@Override
public void paint(Graphics g) {
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background.paintIcon(null, g, 0, -150);
…
}
}
[code]
Here is the content of the command prompt:
PS C:\Users\baian\Desktop\Project2\Project2> cd 'c:\Users\baian\Desktop\Project2\Project2'; & 'c:\Users\baian\.vscode\extensions\vscjava.vscode-java-debug-0.29.0\scripts\launcher.bat' 'C:\jdk-14.0.2\bin\java.exe' '-XX:+ShowCodeDetailsInExceptionMessages' '-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8' '-cp' 'C:\Users\baian\AppData\Roaming\Code\User\workspac eStorage\fed9f8b7cc70fe61f5e2d704b371b559\redhat.j ava\jdt_ws\Project2_67b58bc5\bin' 'view.GameFrame'
Re: Images Failing to Load in Game
I can not make any sense of the command prompt window that was posted.
What directory is the current directory for the program when it is executed?
Is the images folder in that folder?
According to that, the java command should be executed in the model folder (it contains the images folder)images are located in the model.images subfolder.
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Re: Images Failing to Load in Game
I have the folder with all the source files located on my desktop.
The file initiating the program is the GameFrame.java in the view folder, while the folder containing all the images are located in the model.images folder.
When running the program, I am using the "Run" command from the main function in the GameFrame.java file, located in the view folder.
--- Update ---
I got it! I needed to add the model/images/*.gif... Man do I feel dumb... Thanks Norm!
Last edited by Baiano42; December 6th, 2020 at 06:44 PM.
Re: Images Failing to Load in Game
Is the java command issued in the model directory? The code looks to find the images in the the image folder.folder containing all the images are located in the model.images folder.
Can you post the layout for the folders: view and model?
If the class is in the package: view, then the classpath needs to point to the folder containing the view folder.
If the image files are in the images folder, and the images folder is in the model folder, the current directory when the java command is issued should be the model folder.
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