Java Swing: Displaying images from within a Jar

Question

When running a Java app from eclipse my ImageIcon shows up just fine.

But after creating a jar the path to the image obviously gets screwed up.

Is there a wa

Answer 1

In netbeans 8.1 what I've done is to include the folder of icons and other images called Resources inside the src folder in the project file. So whenever i build Jar file the folder is included there.The file tree should be like this:

• src (Java files in source packges are here)

• ** PACKAGE YOU NAMED IN PROJECT**

  • file.java

• Resources

  • image.jpg

The code should be like:

jToggleButton1.setIcon(new javax.swing.ImageIcon(this.getClass().getResource("/resources/image.jpg")));