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user1902535
user1902535

Reputation: 155

How to use images for a JPanel grid?

I'm trying to create an 8x8 grid composed of pre made images to be used for a board game, however I am having difficulty loading the images.

    Dimension Size = new Dimension(400, 400);

    layeredPane = new JLayeredPane();
    layeredPane.setPreferredSize(Size);
    getContentPane().add(layeredPane);

    board.setLayout(new GridLayout(8,8));
    board.setPreferredSize(Size);
    board.setBounds(0, 0, Size.width, Size.height);
    layeredPane.add(board, JLayeredPane.DEFAULT_LAYER);

    //  Load squares to board

    for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++)
    {
        for (int j = 0; j < 8; j++)
        {
            JPanel square = new JPanel( new BorderLayout() );
            square. // Load .jpg here?????
            board.add( square );
        }
    }

The only method I know is ImageIcon, but that doesn't seem to work... So I'm stuck.

Any help would be appreciated, Thanks.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 426

Answers (2)

0x6C38
0x6C38

Reputation: 7076

Try this code snippet, adapted from java2s.com:

class ImagePanel extends JPanel {
private Image img;

public ImagePanel(URL imgURL) {
    this(new ImageIcon(imgURL).getImage());
}

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

@Override
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
    super.paint(g);
    g.drawImage(img, 0, 0, this);
}
}

You can add those ImagePanels inside the JPanel

Upvotes: 0

camickr
camickr

Reputation: 324128

ImageIcon should work fine. See the Swing tutorial on How to Use Icons for more information and examples.

Upvotes: 3

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