How do I read .ico files in java and put in as icon for the frame

[Tanveer Rameez]

hi
I can read gif,jpg files in java and put it into an Image/BufferedImage/ImageIcon object say by the code(one for frame and one for applet):

Image i=Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getIMage(imagename);

or

Image i=getImage(getDocumentBase(),imagename);

But how do I read .ico files?
Can I read bmp files in java?
thanks in advance

[Gregg Bolinger]

As far as I know, the current API's for reading image files do not allow reading .ico or .bmp files. With that being said, there is probably a way, but you may have to hunt for 3rd party API's or create your own process using I/O. You will really have to know the nitty gritty of how .ico and how .bmp files are written, compressed, and stored in order to tear them apart and re-build them.

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Happy Coding,
Gregg Bolinger