Trouble loading image as resource :(

[Paul Carter]

Basically still trying to learn Java and currently trying to load pics and sounds from my Jar file, and someone gave me a code snippet to try, but I'm unable to get it to work via Netbeans

Basically FileInputStream seems to be incompatible with getResourceAsStream (expecting fileInputstream not InputStream).

Plus how do I use the image - I've only used label.setIcon which doesn't like BufferedImage?!


// In this example, image.jpg must be in the same folder inside the JAR file as the class
FileInputStream in = getClass().getResourceAsStream("image.jpg");
// Use your favourite API (for example ImageIO) to load the image from the input stream
BufferedImage image = ImageIO.read(in);
// Close the stream
in.close();
picLabel.setIcon(image);

[Peter Chase]

Just use InputStream. It will work fine.

[Paul Carter]

Okay, scratched together the code below which compiles, but picStream is returning null i.e. I get an exception on ImageIO that the stream is null

BTW there is definitley a folder DTImages in my class path i.e.
picLabel.setIcon(new ImageIcon("DTImages/beast.jpg"));
works fine.

I have also quadruple checked the case of resource and still no joy.

Any ideas?


InputStream picStream = getClass().getResourceAsStream("DTImages/beast.jpg"); //Also tried "DTImages/beast.jpg" but no joy
try {
final BufferedImage icon = ImageIO.read(picStream);
PlayPicViaThread(icon);
picStream.close();
}
catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
};

P.S.
URL imgURL = getClass().getResource("DTImages/beast.jpg");
comes back null as well
[ March 02, 2007: Message edited by: Paul Carter ]

[Paul Carter]

Sorted!

I guess my classpath wasn't where I thought it would be.
My pictures/soounds where in subfolders of my main project folder.

This worked fine for setImageIcon?!?!?

Anyway, found a subfolder buried away in the project folders somewhere called classes - moving the image/sound folders there made all the difference.

Many thanks guys.