Image.getHeight(ImageObserver observer) has the following syntax.
public abstract int getHeight(ImageObserver observer)
In the following code shows how to use Image.getHeight(ImageObserver observer) method.
/*from ww w . j av a2 s . c o m*/ import java.awt.Graphics; import java.awt.Image; import java.awt.MediaTracker; import java.awt.Toolkit; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class Main extends JFrame { Main() { add(new ContentPanel()); setSize(500, 300); } public static void main(String[] args) { Main jrframe = new Main(); jrframe.setVisible(true); } } class ContentPanel extends JPanel { Image bgimage = null; ContentPanel() { MediaTracker mt = new MediaTracker(this); bgimage = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage("a.jpg"); mt.addImage(bgimage, 0); try { mt.waitForAll(); } catch (InterruptedException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) { super.paintComponent(g); int imwidth = bgimage.getWidth(null); int imheight = bgimage.getHeight(null); g.drawImage(bgimage, 1, 1, null); } }