Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.awt.*; import java.net.MalformedURLException; import java.net.URL; public class Main { /** * Returns the image pointed at by the given urlString * * @param urlString the location of the image * @return the image * @throws MalformedURLException */ public static Image getImageFromUrl(String urlString) throws MalformedURLException { URL url = new URL(urlString); return Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().createImage(url); } }