Thread: NetBeans GUI Builder image paintint

Well I am using the NetBean 6.9 Desktop appliction builder and am stuck with getting to paint an image into a jPanel. I have it code right I think but for some reason it does not show up in the pannel do I have to set it to visable or something?
Thanks for any help
here is what I am doing:

 private void userinfosubActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                            
        // this is for submit button to access user info on server
        userName = usertext.getText();
        System.out.println("User Name: " + userName);
        userPass = passText.getText();
        System.out.println("User Password: " + userPass);
        //now validate user infor from server:
 
        //then print out user name and a nice little welcome mesg
        userInfo.setText("Welcome Back " + userName + " to the best shoping you can get!");
        ProductDescriptionArea.append("Product Name: \n" + productName+ "\n");
        ProductDescriptionArea.append("Product Discription: \n" + productDis);
        try {
            BufferedImage myPicture = ImageIO.read(new File("C:/Users/Kenshin/Desktop/Products/inuFinalAct.jpg"));
            JLabel picLabel = new JLabel(new ImageIcon( myPicture ));
            picturePane.add(picLabel);
 
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(Project4GUIView.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        }
    }

Kakashi,
ensure that if you are using pack you may want to set the width and height of your image/JPanel. I often have problems with the JPanel not being visible when its only a dot on the JFrame. I debug with a border around the JPanel to determine its size.
hope it helps.

Thanks for that I will try it out