GUI (JLabel) .JPEG not recegnized

[momotaro]

my code works fine with .GIF but not with .JPEG!!??
jdk.6.0_02
jre1.6.0_05

[BigDaddyLH]

Please explain. Even better, provide a SSCCE: http://mindprod.com/jgloss/sscce.html

[momotaro]

Please explain. Even better, provide a SSCCE: http://mindprod.com/jgloss/sscce.html

ort java.awt.BorderLayout;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
 
public class LabelDemo
{
   public static void main( String args[] )
   {
      // Create a label with plain text
      JLabel northLabel = new JLabel( "North" );
 
      // create an icon from an image so we can put it on a JLabel
      ImageIcon labelIcon = new ImageIcon( "C:\\Users\\george bush\\Desktop\\ring_sat.GIF" );
 
      // create a label with an Icon instead of text
      JLabel centerLabel = new JLabel( labelIcon );
 
      // create another label with an Icon
      JLabel southLabel = new JLabel( labelIcon );
 
      // set the label to display text (as well as an icon)
      southLabel.setText( "South" );
 
       // create a frame to hold the labels
      JFrame application = new JFrame();
 
      application.setDefaultCloseOperation( JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
 
      // add the labels to the frame; the second argument specifies
      // where on the frame to add the label 
      application.add( northLabel, BorderLayout.NORTH );
      application.add( centerLabel, BorderLayout.CENTER );      
      application.add( southLabel, BorderLayout.SOUTH );      
 
      application.setSize( 300, 300); // set the size of the frame
      application.setVisible( true ); // show the frame
   } // end main
} // end class LabelDemo
 

when I replace the GIF with the JPEG version the panel is empty but stillI candisplay text

[BigDaddyLH]

import java.awt.*;
import java.net.*;
import javax.swing.*;
 
public class ImageTest {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable(){
            public void run() {
                try {
                    launchGUI();
                } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
            }
        });
    }
 
    static void launchGUI() throws MalformedURLException {
        URL url = new URL("http://blogs.sun.com/jag/resource/JagHeadshot-small.jpg");
        JFrame f = new JFrame("ImageTest");
        f.getContentPane().add(new JLabel(new ImageIcon(url)));
        f.pack();
        f.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        f.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
        f.setVisible(true);
    }
}

ImageIcon has no problems displaying JPEG images. Perhaps your path is wrong or the file is corrupted.

[momotaro]

thank you nice picture !
but is there any difference if I use uper/lowercase?
does the size of the image matter?
PS: the code is pefectely working on netbeans but as weird as it can sounds it's not working using cmd

[momotaro]

sorry never mind its working now

[momotaro]

now I wanna resize the pic to the demesions of the frame? but can't find any method ??
plz help

[BigDaddyLH]

now I wanna resize the pic to the demesions of the frame? but can't find any method ??
plz help

Did you look at the methods of Image?

[momotaro]

Did you look at the methods of Image?

there is a method called:
paintIcon(component c, Graphics g, x, y);

but I don't know what c and g are or how to use them!

plz help

[BigDaddyLH]

there is a method called:
paintIcon(component c, Graphics g, x, y);

but I don't know what c and g are or how to use them!

plz help

Try again: did you look at the methods of Image?

[momotaro]

Try again: did you look at the methods of Image?

thx i think I can figure it out from here ! :)
I was looking at the wrong place