Where to put image or other files in NetBeans IDE 6.9

[Tapas Bose]

Hello everybody.
I am learning Java Swing. At present JButton. I am trying to add an image with button in the function settingButton(). I am unable to run the .jar file with the supplied image. I made a folder namely "resource" under the Project folder "Button Change", same level with "build", "dist" and others. I then have added that "resource" folder with my Project by right clicking on the project name "Button Change" in Projects window->Then Properties->Adding folder "resource" by browsing, as the "Source Package Folders" under the categories "Sources" and saving the changes. Then I put "Button-Add.ico" file into that "resource" folder. And trying to access the file by code :

Code:
button.setIcon(new ImageIcon("C:/Users/Tanmoy/Documents/NetBeansProjects/Button Change/resource/Button-Add.ico"));

But I cannot able to display that icon. What I am doing wrong? It will be very helpful to me. Thank you.

[J***@bbraun.com]

Do a check before that call like:

new File(<path>).exists()

Anyways at some point you'll need that to be within the jar itself.
Probably this will help:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E17409_01/javase/tutorial/uiswing/components/icon.html

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Hello everybody.
I am learning Java Swing. At present JButton. I am trying to add an image
with button in the function settingButton(). I am unable to run the .jar
file with the supplied image. I made a folder namely "resource" under the
Project folder "Button Change", same level with "build", "dist" and
others. I then have added that "resource" folder with my Project by right
clicking on the project name "Button Change" in Projects window->Then
Properties->Adding folder "resource" by browsing, as the "Source Package
Folders" under the categories "Sources" and saving the changes. Then I put
"Button-Add.ico" file into that "resource" folder. And trying to access
the file by code :

Code:
button.setIcon(new
ImageIcon("C:/Users/Tanmoy/Documents/NetBeansProjects/Button
Change/resource/Button-Add.ico"));

But I cannot able to display that icon. What I am doing wrong? It will be
very helpful to me. Thank you.






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[ael]

I forgot to set an example.

Icon subIcon = new ImageIcon(getClass().getResource("/desktopapplication/images/folderfile.png"));

Hope it can help u.

[Tapas Bose]

What I am doing are :
Making a folder "resources" under /Project/src (or /Project/src/package).
Adding that folder into Project
And by the following Code :

Code:

URL defaultIconUrl = this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("togglebutton/resources/default.png");
Image defaultImage = new ImageIcon(defaultIconUrl).getImage();
int scaleWidth = 20;
int scaleHight = 20;
alphaButton.setIcon(new ImageIcon(defaultImage.getScaledInstance(scaleWidth, scaleHight, Image.SCALE_SMOOTH)));
betaButton.setIcon(new ImageIcon(defaultImage.getScaledInstance(scaleWidth, scaleHight, Image.SCALE_SMOOTH)));


I think this code snippet modifiable. I am glad to know any other way. Thank you.

[ael]

Try to debug if the default.png location is existing. I think this is the problem.

Resource Path.
togglebutton/resources/default.png


Code:

URL defaultIconUrl = this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("togglebutton/resources/default.png");

[ael]

Click the button go to properties then set the icon. simple!

Also dont use .ico jsut use .jpeg or .png

new ImageIcon command will convert .jpeg or .png to icon.