Here you can find the source of getIcon(String name)
public static Icon getIcon(String name) throws MalformedURLException
//package com.java2s; /* Copyright ANDRU Bastien, CARRE, Ga?l DUROY Adrien, GOSSELIN Quentin, JARROT Kathleen * (25/01/2014)/*from ww w . j a va 2 s. c o m*/ * This file is part of Titz & Watch. * * Titz & Watch is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. * * Titz & Watch is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. * * See the GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with Titz & Watch. * If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */ import java.io.File; import java.net.MalformedURLException; import java.net.URL; import javax.swing.Icon; import javax.swing.ImageIcon; public class Main { public static Icon getIcon(String name) throws MalformedURLException { URL url = new File(name).toURI().toURL(); if (url != null) { return new ImageIcon(url); } return null; } }