JFrame image display at frame resize

Question

I have this JFrame containing a children of JPanel wherein it displays the image which is declared in this manner.

BufferedImage image = ImageIO.read(filename);

The program displays the image properly. But the only thing is, it requires to resize the frame to display the image.

Is there a possible way to display the image once the frame appears?

Answer 1

You should override paintComponent(Graphics g) and draw the image therein. In this case, you should do this for the JPanel component (I think? If not, do this for the JComponent (s) you're referring to). Also, since Swing is not thread-safe, ensure these modifications are performed in the EDT .

EXAMPLE

public class Demo{
    private static BufferedImage bi;

    public static void main(String[] args){
        try{
            loadImage();

            SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable(){
                @Override
                public void run(){
                    createAndShowGUI();
                }
            });
        }
        catch (IOException e){
            // handle exception
        }
    }

    private static void loadImage() throws IOException{
        bi = ImageIO.read(new File("src/resource/braveheart.PNG"));
    }

    private static void createAndShowGUI(){
        final JFrame frame = new JFrame();
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

        final JPanel panel = new JPanel(){
            @Override
            protected void paintComponent(Graphics g){
                Graphics g2 = g.create();
                g2.drawImage(bi, 0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight(), null);
                g2.dispose();
            }

            @Override
            public Dimension getPreferredSize(){
                return new Dimension(bi.getWidth(), bi.getHeight());
            }
        };

        frame.add(panel);
        frame.pack();
        frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }
}

OUTPUT

It's important to keep in mind that this example ignores rendering hints, so when you maximize the JFrame , the image quality will be very poor. :)

EDIT

When answering this question, I assumed you had a basic understanding of Swing. I suppose I assumed too much. It is important to mention that all components should be added to the top-level container before it's been realized (ie made visible). This will ensure that everything is rendered without having to resize your frame. As others have suggested, you could have simply used a JLabel to render the image, and then added it to your JPanel . Instead, I promoted custom painting, which is perfectly acceptable, and to me, cleaner.

Answer 2

for dispaly Image or ImageIcon is better look for JLabel (basic stuff)