Problem with components/ widgets using JPanel

Hello,
I'm new to Java and have written the below code while going through the Swing chapter:

package GUI;

import java.awt.*;

import javax.swing.*;

public class MyDrawPanel extends JPanel
{
public void paintComponenets(Graphics g)
{
Image image = new ImageIcon("C:/hyd.jpg","meaningless picture").getImage();
g.drawImage(image, 300,400, this);

g.drawRect(50, 50, 250, 50);
g.setColor(Color.red);
g.fillRect(0, 0, 250, 750);
}
}

But nothing is happening when I use an instance of MyDrawPanel in the main method which also contains a button.
I've checked ActionPerformed(ActionEvent event) and it's working fine.

what is the correct way to metion path of a picture ? (I didn't get it even in api

).

Thanks a lot...
Pramod

You'll want to scrap this code and start over. For one, paintComponents is not the same as paintComponent, in fact there's a big difference. Next, you'll not want to read in images or do other file IO in a paintComponent method. Re-read the tutorials as they'll show the proper syntax. Best of luck and welcome to Java and the Ranch!

Thanks Pete,

I made it back to paintComponent .

I've written the below code this time :-

package GUI;

import java.awt.*;

import javax.swing.*;

class ImagePanel extends JPanel {

private Image image;

public ImagePanel(String img) {
this(new ImageIcon(img).getImage());
}

public ImagePanel(Image img) {
this.image= image;
Dimension size = new Dimension(image.getWidth(null), image.getHeight(null));
setPreferredSize(size);
setMinimumSize(size);
setMaximumSize(size);
setSize(size);
setLayout(null);
}

public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
g.drawImage(image, 0, 0, null);
}
}

But in main() method, while creating an instance of ImagePanel(path), I'm writing path as "C:/Users/Pramod/Desktop/Beckham.jpg" , but its giving me nullpointer error.
I can't use '\' sign,
Please tell me how to write the correct path.

Thanks a lot.
Pramod

I have corrected this error :

public ImagePanel(Image img) {
this.image= image;

I made it this.image = img;

The code is getting compiled now, but still no pic...
what if I need to display the pic available on my desktop...

Thanks,
Pramod.

Pramod,
While posting code, please UseCodeTags
You can modify your existing posts to incorporate them by clicking on the Edit button

Hi Manish,

I clicked on Edit,
but didn't get any option to modify codetag.

how to do it ?

Thanks

Select the post.
Click edit. A text area will show up.
Select the code
Click the "Code" button on top of the text area.
Click preview to confirm proper code tags.
Click submit to save

Thanks Manish.

Can you please help me on the code written...

What I immediately saw is that your paintComponent method is public where protected is recommended, and you forgot to start that method with "super.paintComponent(g);".

Hi Rob.

I had tried out super statement but nothing changed.
no effect of making the method private from public.

Thanks for your reply.

Pramod.

pramod talekar wrote:Hi Rob.

I had tried out super statement but nothing changed.

You need to show the code of your attempt. Otherwise we'll have no idea what you're doing wrong.

Swing

What the heck is this?

Hi Pete,

This is the code I was talking about :

protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);

g.drawImage(image, 0, 0, null);
}
}

Inclusion/Exclusion of the super statement doesn't affect the output.