Background image for a JPanel

[louisgnarf]

What would be the best way to set the background of a JPanel as an image?

 

[idarke]

I found this code in another forum:

     class ImagePanel extends JPanel
     {
           private Image image;

           public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
           {
                 //Now draw the image scaled.
                 Rectangle r = this.getBounds();
                 int scaleWidth = r.width;
                 int scaleHeight = r.height;
                 String imagePath= "/com/ario/gui/resourceLibrary/images/wizardBG.jpg";
                 ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon(getClass().getResource(imagePath));
                 image = icon.getImage();

                 g.drawImage(image, 0, 0, scaleWidth, scaleHeight, this);
            }
      }

This assumes the dimensions of the image are the same as the dimensions of the panel. You may have to screw around with scaleWidth and scaleHeight to achieve what you want.