//ImageIconDemo.java

import java.awt.*; 
import javax.swing.*;   //ImageIcon not just for icons. for any image file.

public class ImageIconDemo extends JApplet {  

    ImageIcon myimageicon;    
    int iconWidth, iconHeight;

    public void init() {
	//works in appletviewer:
	//myimageicon = new ImageIcon("trees.gif");	

	//works in appletviewer and web browser:
	myimageicon = new ImageIcon(getClass().getResource("trees.gif"));

	//size of image: optional, for use by drawImage
	iconWidth = myimageicon.getIconWidth();
	iconHeight = myimageicon.getIconHeight();
	
	//the above could be done in paint
    }

    public void paint(Graphics g) {

	//one way to display the ImageIcon:
	myimageicon.paintIcon( this, g, getWidth()/2, getHeight()/2); //(this,g, x,y)
	    
	//another way to display the ImageIcon:
	//scaled image icon: here is half size:
	g.drawImage( myimageicon.getImage(), 0, 20, iconWidth/2, iconHeight/2, this);
	//         (                       , x, y,  width,       height,       this)	
    }
}
/* effect of non-existent file: crash.
 
 magnify to see pixelation.
use a JPEG.  view in Picture Viewer.
animated gif
border of icon1.png.   lilies in frame
*/