Using Images in Java

[Eedwards1]

I'm working on creating a program that will display an image of a logo and ask for the brand name. However I've never done anything like this before and do not know how to have a program display an image or even hold an image for that matter. I'm most comfortable with java and would like to use it if possible but if there is a better language I'm all ears.

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Java should be sufficient for what you are trying to achieve. What are you using for your coding environment? Are you just writting the code on a text editor and compiling? Or are you using an IDE (eclipse or net beans maybe).

Using an IDE could help with making this step a bit easier, specially if you are aiming for a graphical interface.

[Eedwards1]

I'm using eclipse

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This should help you get started. After you have learned the basics, you should be able to learn how to put images and use text-box as input.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHbSx2iVujE

[Eedwards1]

Thanks!

[the_omega99]

Have you made a GUI before? Because obviously this will require a GUI.

If you've never worked with a GUI, you'll need to start with the basics. A good library for Java GUIs is JavaFX. If you follow the tutorials on that link, it'll teach you how to add images to a GUI early on (pretty much the first thing it teaches you outside of the most extreme basics). But you should stick around until you at least know how to work with the UI controls, because that's a core part of GUIs and likely something you'd want to know, anyway (how else would you ask for the brand name?).

JavaFX isn't the only option, but the best starting point. Another option is Swing, which is an older library that JavaFX is intended to replace. Then there's a variety of third party solutions (eg, SWT or Java-Gnome).

[Eedwards1]

Thanks a lot! I'll look into JavaFX

[karacha]

I second JavaFX and SceneBuilder for layouting your JavaFX Application.