How to read an image file from the JAR

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Created: firt (15 Apr 2007)

Last edited: hamishwillee (23 Jan 2012)

To read an image file from the JAR to an Image object, you should use this code:

try {
   Image logo = Image.createImage("/path_to_the_image");
}
catch (java.io.IOException e) {
   System.err.println("Image read error");
}

Remember:

You must use the first slash "/" to refer to the root of the JAR file.
You must include the image in the project to be included in the JAR file by the IDE you are using.
To be 100% standard to all devices, the image should be in PNG format. Many Nokia devices supports GIF, JPG and BMP to.

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