Loading an image as a static one

[Winterlord]

Hello.

I've been trying to load an image to a static final variable and use it from another class, but I couldn't find a way to do it.
I'm quite new to loading images in Java and displaying them..
I have used this method to load an image, but it can't be used in static context..

Image im = new ImageIcon(getClass().getResource("resourcename.bmp")).getImage();

any help would be greatly appreciated..

[Ask_Hjorth_Larsen]

That's because getClass() isn't a static method. You should write "something.getClass().getResource(...)"

[tom]

Thread.currentThread().getClass().getResource(...) is often used.

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[jbanes]

Thread.currentThread().getClass().getResource(...) is often used.

That probably won't get you the classloader you want if your code is spread across different JARs. A much better way to handle statics is to do:

1	ClassName.class.getResource(...);

Where "ClassName" is the name of the current class.

[kevglass]

Yet another alternative:

1	Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResource()

WFM.

Kev