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I'll have to check my code again.  I haven't touched that particular piece
of code since JDK 1.2 so the issue may be long dead.

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"Paul Furbacher" <pfurbacher@mac.com> wrote in message
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> Kevin Dean wrote:
>
> > I ran into similar problems some time ago.  The issue is that Java
doesn't
> > support ".." directories when locating resources.
>
> Actually, I think it does.  Here's some code that works.
>
> Given the following directory
>
>    ../projects
>        /thisproject
>          /src
>            /images
>              - logo.png
>              ... a bunch of other icons
>            /org
>              /pf
>                /utils
>                  - ImageResources.java
>                    ... a bunch of other classes
>
>
> file: org.pf.utils.ImageResources
>
> package org.pf.utils;
>
> import javax.swing.*;
> import java.awt.event.*;
> import java.lang.reflect.*;
>
> /**
>   * <p>Title: ImageResource Util</p>
>   * <p>Description: Central class for grabbing images.</p>
>   * <p>Copyright: Copyright (c) 2003, 2004</p>
>   * <p>Company: Reverse Alchemy, Inc.</p>
>   * @author PF
>   * @version 1.0
>   */
>
> public class ImageResources {
>
>    public final static Icon smallLogo =
>        new ImageIcon(
>           ImageResources.class.getResource(
>              "../../../images/small-logo.png"));
>
>    public final static Icon largeLogo =
>        new ImageIcon(
>            ImageResources.class.getResource(
>                "/images/large-logo.png"));
>
>
>    private ImageResources() {
>    }
>
>    /** Just a small test program to ensure
>     *  that the images are loadable.
>     *
>     * @param args String[]
>     */
>    public static void main(String[] args) {
>      JFrame f = new JFrame();
>      JPanel panel = new JPanel();
>      f.getContentPane().add(panel, null);
>      panel.setLayout(new BoxLayout(panel, 1));
>
>      try {
>        Class c =
>            Class.forName(
>                "org.pf.utils.ImageResources");
>
>        Field [] fields = c.getFields();
>
>        for (int i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
>          panel.add(new JLabel(fields[i].getName(),
>          (ImageIcon)fields[i].get(null), JLabel.HORIZONTAL));
>          panel.add(Box.createVerticalStrut(16));
>        }
>      }
>      catch (Exception ex) {
>        ex.printStackTrace();
>      }
>
>      f.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
>        public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
>          System.exit(0);
>        }
>      });
>      f.pack();
>      f.show();
>    }
>
> }
>
> Note that if you don't get the above code to
> work, check your directories.  Also, I made
> some modifications from an existing class
> that I use, notably the package structure.
> So the "../../../" in the ImageResources
> might be wrong.  But it might be right.
> Make sure you do have the images in the
> right place first.
>
> >
> > What you need to do is find some class in a parent directory (or create
a
> > dummy one) and use it to load the resources.  In your case, create a
class
> > called com.mycompany.ImageLoader and use it as follows:
> >
> > jButton1.setIcon(new
> > ImageIcon(ImageLoader.class.getResource("myimages/myPicture.PNG")));
> >
> > It does mean modifying JBuilder's generated code, but once you've done
so
> > once JBuilder should leave it alone.
>
> What I do is to create a private member Icon variable which
> is then usable in the Designer.  For instance, ...
>
>
> public class AnExample {
>
>    private Icon smallLogo = ImageResources.smallLogo;
>    private Icon largeLogo = ImageResources.largeLogo;
>
>    ...
>
> }
>
> Now, in the Designer, when you go to the "icon"
> property of say a JButton, you will see
>
>    <none>
>    smallLogo
>    largeLogo
>
> in the drop-down list. Pick one and the Designer shows
> the button with the icon on it ... that is, if you
> have compiled the project in order to get the images
> copied (deployed) into the /classes directory.
>
> No need for messing around with paths.  And if
> you use the "Resource Strings" Wizard on the
> ImageResources class, you can even modify the
> location (or internationalize) of your images
> using .properties files.  For example, suppose
> you need to show the choking symbol -- for
> the US, you'd show an icon with arms crossed
> over the chest, left-hand to the right side of
> the neck, and vice versa for the right hand.
> For the international sign, you'd show an icon
> with arms raised, hands inverted and gripping the
> neck from their respective sides.  In both
> cases, the tongue would be out, and eyes
> would be bulging.
>
>
> Any smileys needed?
>
>
> -- 
>
>
> Paul Furbacher (TeamB)
>
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