Icon path for JFrame

Question

I need image icon on jframe but I dont want to give path. I am using this

jLabel1.setIcon(new javax.swing.ImageIcon("C:\\Users\\ABC\\Desktop\\folder name\\1.jpg"));

Because every system has different path and this is the reason I can not compile this on other system(computer). I need some way so I can set image icon through file name only. And the image is in src folder.

Please have a look at this [answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/9866659/1057230). Hope it helps :-) — nIcE cOw, Sep 04 '13 at 15:21

Reimeus · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-05T21:30:01.080

Read the Image as an embedded resource. The new images folder shown here just needs to be available on the classpath

public class ImageApp {

    public static void main(String[] args)  {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

            @Override
            public void run() {
                Image image = null;
                try {
                  image = ImageIO.read(getClass().getResource("/images/1.png"));
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }

                JFrame frame = new JFrame("Image App");
                frame.add(new JLabel(new ImageIcon(image)));
                frame.pack();
                frame.setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }
}

Agreed. It seems better to place it in an explicit directory for resources. — Andrew Thompson, Sep 04 '13 at 14:24

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 04 '13 at 14:02

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You can use relative path: for example, if icon is in program working directory (the same directory as program) you can just use "1.jpg", if in folder - "folderName/1.jpg".

answered Sep 04 '13 at 14:02

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*"You can use relative path"* 1) Very fragile. It presumes the current directory is that of the running Jar, which is not necessarily true of a desktop app. run from an executable Jar, and *never* true of a desktop app. run using JWS. 2) This icon is likely to become an embedded-resource by time of deployment, and will not be accessible as a `File` in any case. – Andrew Thompson Sep 04 '13 at 14:15

Icon path for JFrame

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