hi! this prgram is supposed show a gif file on a web page. i can't seem to get this to work as it should, even when i copy it word for word. i've tried other small programs that display a picture of your choosing onscreen. but they too never work. even when i change the name of the gif i want to attach to "my_gif". Please forum people work your magic and help me out again....Thanks
/*
This applet will display a gif on screen
for now the gif file must be in the same directory as this applet
*/ import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;
// These classes are for Url's.
import java.net.*;
public class ImageExample extends Applet
{
// Your image name;
Image my_gif;
// The applet base URL
URL base;
// This object will allow you to control loading
MediaTracker mt;
public void init()
{
// initialize the MediaTracker
mt = new MediaTracker(this);
// The try-catch is necessary when the URL isn't valid
// Of course this one is valid, since it is generated by
// Java itself.
try {
// getDocumentbase gets the applet path.
base = getDocumentBase();
}
catch (Exception e) {}
// Here we load the image.
// Only Gif and JPG are allowed. Transparent gif also.
my_gif = getImage(base,"imageExample.gif");
// tell the MediaTracker to keep an eye on this image, and give it ID 1;
mt.addImage(my_gif,1);
// now tell the mediaTracker to stop the applet execution
// (in this example don't paint) until the images are fully loaded.
// must be in a try catch block.
try {
mt.waitForAll();
}
catch (InterruptedException e) {}
// when the applet gets here then the images is loaded.
}
public void paint(Graphics g)
{
// now we are going to draw the gif on the screen
// (image name,x,y,observer);
g.drawImage(my_gif,20,20,this);
// you can resize the image easily
g.drawImage(my_gif,20,140,30,40,this);
}
}