To add background image to JFrame, use the getImage() method of the Image class −
Image img = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage("E:\\rahul.jpg");
Now, draw the image −
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
g.drawImage(img, 0, 0, null);
}
The following is an example to add Background Image to JFrame −
Example
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Image;
import java.awt.Toolkit;
import java.io.IOException;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
public class SwingDemo extends javax.swing.JFrame {
Image img = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage("E:\\rahul.jpg");
public SwingDemo() throws IOException {
this.setContentPane(new JPanel() {
@Override
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
g.drawImage(img, 0, 0, null);
}
});
pack();
setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
new SwingDemo();
}
}
Output