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How do you display an animated GIF in a Java application

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public class aiubMain   public static void main String args    throws MalformedURLException        home frame   new home        java net URL imgUrl2   home class getResource  Campus gif     Icon icon   new ImageIcon imgUrl2   JLabel label   new JLabel icon    JFrame f   new JFrame  Animation    f getContentPane   add label   f setDefaultCloseOperation JFrame EXIT ON CLOSE   f pack    f setLocationRelativeTo null   f setVisible true

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Using swing you could simply use a JLabel   public static void main String   args  throws MalformedURLException            URL url   new URL   lt URL to your Animated GIF gt             Icon icon   new ImageIcon url           JLabel label   new JLabel icon            JFrame f   new JFrame  Animation            f getContentPane   add label           f setDefaultCloseOperation JFrame EXIT ON CLOSE           f pack            f setLocationRelativeTo null           f setVisible true

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This work for me   public void showLoader            URL url   this getClass   getResource  images ajax-loader gif            Icon icon   new ImageIcon url           JLabel label   new JLabel icon           frameLoader setUndecorated true           frameLoader getContentPane   add label           frameLoader setDefaultCloseOperation JFrame EXIT ON CLOSE           frameLoader pack            frameLoader setLocationRelativeTo null           frameLoader setVisible true

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check it out   http   java sun com docs books tutorial uiswing components icon html getresource

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Try this       I suppose you have already set your JFrame  Icon imgIcon   new ImageIcon this getClass   getResource  ajax-loader gif     JLabel label   new JLabel imgIcon   label setBounds 668  43  46  14      for example  you can use your own values frame getContentPane   add label     Found on this tutorial on how to display animated gif in java  Or live on youtube   https   youtu be  NEnhm9mgdE

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Class Name public class ClassName     Make it runnable public static void main String args    throws MalformedURLException    Get the URL URL img   this getClass   getResource  src Name gif      Make it to a Icon Icon icon   new ImageIcon img     Make a new JLabel that shows  icon  JLabel Gif   new JLabel icon      Make a new Window JFrame main   new JFrame  gif      adds the JLabel to the Window main getContentPane   add Gif     Shows where and how big the Window is main setBounds x  y  H  W     set the Default Close Operation to Exit everything on Close main setDefaultCloseOperation JFrame EXIT ON CLOSE     Open the Window main setVisible true

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I wanted to put the  gif file in a GUI but displayed with other elements  And the  gif file would be taken from the java project and not from an URL   1 - Top of the interface would be a list of elements where we can choose one  2 - Center would be the animated GIF  3 - Bottom would display the element chosen from the list  Here is my code  I need 2 java files  the first  Interf java  calls the second  Display java     1 - Interf java  public class Interface for        public static void main String   args             Display Fr   new Display               2 - Display java  INFOS  Be shure to create a new source folder  NEW   source folder  in your java project and put the  gif inside for it to be seen as a file   I get the gif file with the code below  so I can it export it in a jar project it s then animated    URL url   getClass   getClassLoader   getResource  fire gif       public class Display extends JFrame     private JPanel container   new JPanel      private JComboBox combo   new JComboBox      private JLabel label   new JLabel  A list      private JLabel label 2   new JLabel   Selection       public Display        this setTitle  Animation        this setSize 400  350       this setDefaultCloseOperation JFrame EXIT ON CLOSE       this setLocationRelativeTo null       container setLayout new BorderLayout         combo setPreferredSize new Dimension 190  20          We create te list of elements for the top of the GUI     String   tab     Option 1   Option 2   Option 3   Option 4   Option 5        combo   new JComboBox tab          Listener for the selected option     combo addActionListener new ItemAction            We add elements from the top of the interface     JPanel top   new JPanel        top add label       top add combo       container add top  BorderLayout NORTH          We add elements from the center of the interface     URL url   getClass   getClassLoader   getResource  fire gif        Icon icon   new ImageIcon url       JLabel center   new JLabel icon       container add center  BorderLayout CENTER          We add elements from the bottom of the interface     JPanel down   new JPanel        down add label 2       container add down BorderLayout SOUTH        this setContentPane container       this setVisible true       this setResizable false         class ItemAction implements ActionListener        public void actionPerformed ActionEvent e             label 2 setText  Chosen option    combo getSelectedItem   toString

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I came here searching for the same answer  but based on the top answers  I came up with an easier code  Hope this will help future searches   Icon icon   new ImageIcon  src path gif                try                   mainframe setContentPane new JLabel icon                  catch  Exception e

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For loading animated gifs stored in a source package  in the source code   this worked for me   URL url   MyClass class getResource   res images animated gif    ImageIcon imageIcon   new ImageIcon url   JLabel label   new JLabel imageIcon

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