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Class java.awt.swing.ImageIcon 

java.lang.Object
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    +----java.awt.swing.ImageIcon
public class ImageIcon
extends Object
implements Icon, Serializable
An implementation of the Icon interface that paints Icons from Images. Images that are created from a URL or filename are preloaded using MediaTracker to monitor the loaded state of the image.

Variable Index

o component
o tracker

Constructor Index

o ImageIcon()
Creates an uninitialized image icon.
o ImageIcon(Image)
Creates an ImageIcon from the image.
o ImageIcon(Image, String)
Creates an ImageIcon from the image.
o ImageIcon(String)
Creates an ImageIcon from the specified file.
o ImageIcon(String, String)
Creates an ImageIcon from the specified file.
o ImageIcon(URL)
Creates an ImageIcon from the specified URL.
o ImageIcon(URL, String)
Creates an ImageIcon from the specified URL.

Method Index

o getDescription()
Get the description of the image.
o getIconHeight()
Get the height of the Icon
o getIconWidth()
Get the width of the Icon
o getImage()
Returns the Icon's Image
o getImageObserver()
Return the umage observer for the image
o loadImage(Image)
Wait for the image to load
o paintIcon(Component, Graphics, int, int)
Paints the Icon
o setDescription(String)
Set the description of the image.
o setImage(Image)
Set the image displayed by this icon.
o setImageObserver(ImageObserver)
Set the image observer for the image.

Variables

o component 
protected static Component component
o tracker 
protected static MediaTracker tracker

Constructors

o ImageIcon 
public ImageIcon(String filename,
                 String description)
Creates an ImageIcon from the specified file. The image will be preloaded by using MediaTracker to monitor the loading state of the image.

Parameters:
filename - the name of the file containing the image
description - a brief textual description of the image
o ImageIcon 
public ImageIcon(String filename)
Creates an ImageIcon from the specified file. The image will be preloaded by using MediaTracker to monitor the loading state of the image.

o ImageIcon 
public ImageIcon(URL location,
                 String description)
Creates an ImageIcon from the specified URL. The image will be preloaded by using MediaTracker to monitor the loaded state of the image.

Parameters:
URL - the URL for the image
description - a brief textual description of the image
o ImageIcon 
public ImageIcon(URL location)
Creates an ImageIcon from the specified URL. The image will be preloaded by using MediaTracker to monitor the loaded state of the image.

o ImageIcon 
public ImageIcon(Image image,
                 String description)
Creates an ImageIcon from the image.

Parameters:
image - the image
description - a brief textual description of the image
o ImageIcon 
public ImageIcon(Image image)
Creates an ImageIcon from the image.

o ImageIcon 
public ImageIcon()
Creates an uninitialized image icon.

Methods

o loadImage 
protected void loadImage(Image image)
Wait for the image to load

o getImage 
public Image getImage()
Returns the Icon's Image

o setImage 
public void setImage(Image image)
Set the image displayed by this icon.

o getDescription 
public String getDescription()
Get the description of the image. This is meant to be a brief textual description of the object. For example, it might be presented to a blind user to give an indication of the purpose of the image.

o setDescription 
public void setDescription(String description)
Set the description of the image. This is meant to be a brief textual description of the object. For example, it might be presented to a blind user to give an indication of the purpose of the image.

o paintIcon 
public void paintIcon(Component c,
                      Graphics g,
                      int x,
                      int y)
Paints the Icon

o getIconWidth 
public int getIconWidth()
Get the width of the Icon

o getIconHeight 
public int getIconHeight()
Get the height of the Icon

o setImageObserver 
public void setImageObserver(ImageObserver observer)
Set the image observer for the image. Set this property if the ImageIcon contains an animated GIF. For example: 
     icon = new ImageIcon(...)
     button.setImage(icon);
     icon.setImageObserver(button);

o getImageObserver 
public ImageObserver getImageObserver()
Return the umage observer for the image 

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