Java tutorial
import java.awt.Container; import java.awt.image.BufferedImage; import java.io.InputStream; import javax.swing.JComponent; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.ImageIcon; import com.sun.image.codec.jpeg.JPEGCodec; import com.sun.image.codec.jpeg.JPEGImageDecoder; public class MainClass { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { JFrame jf = new JFrame("Demo"); Container cp = jf.getContentPane(); MyCanvas tl = new MyCanvas(); cp.add(tl); jf.setSize(300, 200); jf.setVisible(true); } } class MyCanvas extends JPanel { BufferedImage mImage; public MyCanvas() { try { InputStream in = getClass().getResourceAsStream("myExampleImage.jpg"); JPEGImageDecoder decoder = JPEGCodec.createJPEGDecoder(in); mImage = decoder.decodeAsBufferedImage(); in.close(); } catch (Exception e) { System.err.println(e.getLocalizedMessage()); } ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon(mImage); add(new JLabel(icon)); } }