How to Read Image from File or URL in Java

In this example, let’s see how to read an image from file or URL.

Source Code

package com.beginner.examples;

import java.awt.Image;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;

import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;

public class ReadImageFromFileOrURL {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		try {
			URL url = new URL("https://gss0.bdstatic.com/70cFsjip0QIZ8tyhnq/img/logo-zhidao.gif");
			File file = new File("E:tmplogo-zhidao.gif");
			
			Image image = ImageIO.read(file);
			
			JFrame frame = new JFrame();
			frame.setSize(300, 300);
			JLabel label = new JLabel(new ImageIcon(image));
			frame.add(label);
			frame.setVisible(true);
		} catch (MalformedURLException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		} catch (IOException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
	}
}

References

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