Display a jpg image on a JPanel

Question

What would be the most appropriate image type to display a jpg image (loaded from a local folder) on a JPanel?

Cheers.

Answer 1

You could use a javax.swing.ImageIcon and add it to a JLabel using setIcon() method, then add the JLabel to the JPanel.

Answer 2

I'd probably use an ImageIcon and set it on a JLabel which I'd add to the JPanel.

Here's Sun's docs on the subject matter.

Answer 3

ImageIcon image = new ImageIcon("image/pic1.jpg");
JLabel label = new JLabel("", image, JLabel.CENTER);
JPanel panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
panel.add( label, BorderLayout.CENTER );

Answer 4

I would use a Canvas that I add to the JPanel, and draw the image on the Canvas. But Canvas is a quite heavy object, sine it is from awt.