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Java Jframe ICONIFIED closing failure

Thanks to a previous question answered I am now able to start my application as a tray icon (Java frame iconified issue), however I am now running into a few different issues and I am having trouble figuring out how to fix them. When the main program runs, the console window indeed no longer launches full screen as intended, however instead of just forming a system tray icon in the bottom right corner, the window also forms a traditional minimized window on the task bar. I have noticed that previously before I made this change, when the "Hide Window" button is pressed, the main taskbar window disappears leaving only the smaller system tray icon in the right corner. It seems the changes recommended in the previous question keeps the window running, but just seems to hide it from view. How can I change this behavior? I only expected to see the small system tray icon in the bottom right corner. Also, upon exiting the main application, the tray icons don't close down. They stay open, sometimes piling up if the main application is launched multiple times. If only I could figure out where the "Hide Window" action was coming from, I feel like I could figure this out, but alas, I cant see to find the actions of that button referenced anywhere in the code. Please help!
package com.skcraft.launcher.dialog;
import com.skcraft.launcher.Launcher;
import com.skcraft.launcher.swing.LinedBoxPanel;
import com.skcraft.launcher.swing.MessageLog;
import com.skcraft.launcher.swing.SwingHelper;
import com.skcraft.launcher.util.PastebinPoster;
import com.skcraft.launcher.util.SharedLocale;
import lombok.Getter;
import lombok.NonNull;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.WindowAdapter;
import java.awt.event.WindowEvent;
import static com.skcraft.launcher.util.SharedLocale.tr;
/**
* A frame capable of showing messages.
*/
public class ConsoleFrame extends JFrame {
private static ConsoleFrame globalFrame;
#Getter private final Image trayRunningIcon;
#Getter private final Image trayClosedIcon;
#Getter private final MessageLog messageLog;
#Getter private LinedBoxPanel buttonsPanel;
private boolean registeredGlobalLog = false;
/**
* Construct the frame.
*
* #param numLines number of lines to show at a time
* #param colorEnabled true to enable a colored console
*/
public ConsoleFrame(int numLines, boolean colorEnabled) {
this(SharedLocale.tr("console.title"), numLines, colorEnabled);
}
/**
* Construct the frame.
*
* #param title the title of the window
* #param numLines number of lines to show at a time
* #param colorEnabled true to enable a colored console
*/
public ConsoleFrame(#NonNull String title, int numLines, boolean colorEnabled) {
messageLog = new MessageLog(numLines, colorEnabled);
trayRunningIcon = SwingHelper.createImage(Launcher.class, "tray_ok.png");
trayClosedIcon = SwingHelper.createImage(Launcher.class, "tray_closed.png");
setTitle(title);
setIconImage(trayRunningIcon);
setSize(new Dimension(650, 400));
setExtendedState(JFrame.ICONIFIED); //This is the new line of code added to minimize the window on load
initComponents();
setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);
addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
#Override
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent event) {
performClose();
}
});
}
/**
* Add components to the frame.
*/
private void initComponents() {
JButton pastebinButton = new JButton(SharedLocale.tr("console.uploadLog"));
JButton clearLogButton = new JButton(SharedLocale.tr("console.clearLog"));
buttonsPanel = new LinedBoxPanel(true);
buttonsPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(8, 8, 8, 8));
buttonsPanel.addElement(pastebinButton);
buttonsPanel.addElement(clearLogButton);
add(buttonsPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
add(messageLog, BorderLayout.CENTER);
clearLogButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
messageLog.clear();
}
});
pastebinButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
pastebinLog();
}
});
hideMessages();
}
/**
* Register the global logger if it hasn't been registered.
*/
private void registerLoggerHandler() {
if (!registeredGlobalLog) {
getMessageLog().registerLoggerHandler();
registeredGlobalLog = true;
}
}
/**
* Attempt to perform window close.
*/
protected void performClose() {
messageLog.detachGlobalHandler();
messageLog.clear();
registeredGlobalLog = false;
dispose();
}
/**
* Send the contents of the message log to a pastebin.
*/
private void pastebinLog() {
String text = messageLog.getPastableText();
// Not really bytes!
messageLog.log(tr("console.pasteUploading", text.length()), messageLog.asHighlighted());
PastebinPoster.paste(text, new PastebinPoster.PasteCallback() {
#Override
public void handleSuccess(String url) {
messageLog.log(tr("console.pasteUploaded", url), messageLog.asHighlighted());
SwingHelper.openURL(url, messageLog);
}
#Override
public void handleError(String err) {
messageLog.log(tr("console.pasteFailed", err), messageLog.asError());
}
});
}
public static void showMessages() {
ConsoleFrame frame = globalFrame;
if (frame == null) {
frame = new ConsoleFrame(10000, false);
globalFrame = frame;
frame.setTitle(SharedLocale.tr("console.launcherConsoleTitle"));
frame.registerLoggerHandler();
frame.setVisible(true);
} else {
frame.setVisible(true);
frame.registerLoggerHandler();
frame.requestFocus();
}
}
public static void hideMessages() {
ConsoleFrame frame = globalFrame;
if (frame != null) {
frame.setVisible(false);
}
}
}

Keyboard events java

I have recently started learning java.I want to make a game like https://sites.google.com/site/millseagles/home/Games/multiplayer/tron
I have made it in c++ once using a simple graphics lib. I have the graphics part down i plan to use small images and use http://horstmann.com/sjsu/graphics/ this basic graphics lib.I can't figure out keyboard input i want it so if you press an arrow the picture adds a small green square(I have a green.png).I can't figure out to use keyboard listeners.I get all these errors.I just need a simple lib that i can say getKey() or something and i can use if() to figure out the action.this is the code I have.I was messing with the key event but don't understand it.
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import java.awt.event.KeyListener;
import java.*;
public class game implements KeyListener
{
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e){}
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e){}
public game()//snake like game
{
}
public void test()
{
int x=30,y=30;//middle total 60x60
tile[] map=new tile[3600];//tile is a class i made that is a picture and some int and bool using the simple lib i linked 60 by 60 tiles
for(int i=0;i<3600;i++)
{
map[i]=new tile();
}
}
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e)//this does not work i want it to work when a key is clicked
{
while(x>0)//this part works when it is not in the keypressed function
{
map[(y*60)+x].load(4);//4 refrences a green rectangle image
map[(y*60)+x].draw(x,y,10);//draw it based on x and y 10 pixels sized tiles
x--;//make a line going left
}
}
}
I know this may be messy.I have tested my code it works it just breaks when i try to implement keyboard events.If you can point me to a much more beginner friendly lib that would be great.

You simply have to add the listener to something (e.g. the window where the game is being played).
I will give you an example, where we will simply display the code of the key being stroked.
This is the class where you produce the interface:
import java.awt.Dimension;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
public class Game {
public static void main(String[] args) {
/* Creating a window (300x400) */
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Add your own title");
frame.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(300, 400));
/* This is the part where we add the keyListener (notice that I am also sending
* this window as a parameter so that the listener can modify it)*/
frame.addKeyListener(new ArrowListener(frame));
/* Making the window visible */
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
}
And this is the class where we have the listener:
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import java.awt.event.KeyListener;
import javax.swing.JComponent;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
public class ArrowListener implements KeyListener {
/* We keep the window as an instance variable so we can modify it once the event is triggered */
JFrame frame;
/* This is the constructor */
public ArrowListener(JFrame j) {
frame = j;
}
/* This is where the magic happens */
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
/* Modify this with what you actually want it to do */
/* We clear the panel so we can add new text without any other text behind it */
frame.getContentPane().removeAll();
/* We add some text that actually shows the keyCode (left arrow = 37, top = 38, right = 39, bottom = 40) */
frame.add(new JLabel("Key Code #" + String.valueOf(e.getKeyCode())));
/* Redrawing the window */
frame.revalidate();
}
/* These two are part of the contract we made when we decided to
* implement the KeyListener */
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) { /* Do nothing */ }
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) { /* Do nothing */ }
}
Note: when running the program press the keys to see the text appearing on the window.
I didn't get around the library you were using, but I used the most popular one called swing (tutorial)

Java swing component to show image grid

Its been a while since i built a desktop JAVA application.. after lots of documentation and doing implementation tests, i still have not found an image grid solution.
Either Java lacks such a ready-to-use component (?!) or you tell me to brush up my google-fu. :)
I have a very simple technical premises: a JDialog that allows the user to pick an image. Input is a Map<Integer, String> list that holds filenames. Output is the Integer key the user chose. GUI also is simple: user chooses 1 image using mouse or keyboard, and dialog closes. All images are 80x80px and loaded from filename, not a resource.
I tried several approaches so far this morning:
Search for components/widgets that show scrollable imagegrid that can flow to the left. (no dice)
Search for components/widgets that show scrollable imagegrid (no dice)
Search for any components/widgets/gui-libs (no dice .. do these even exist?!)
Try and implement myJList.setModel(), but i cant get it to just take my Map<> and show thumbnails. (overcomplicates!)
Try and implement myJPanel.setlayout(new FlowLayout(..)) with several myJPanel.add(new JButton(..)) which just creates a bunch of JButton on a JPanel, which each need a event handler. I wonder how scrolling and keyboard input is going to work out, and how i'm supposed to keep/reference my Map<> key values. (overcomplicates?)
In lieu of your answer, i am now working on the latter, which should work but i cant believe everyone needs to reinvent the same GUI wheel here. How to have the user select an image from my Map<Integer, String>? Are there JAVA libraries/widgets/components that i should look to avoid this?
I hope this isn't being modded down, i have no working implementation with error to show you guys.. this question is about how/where to find the components or what approaches would be better. Its 2014 and i cant believe that JAVA still requires me to build my own "GUI component" just to see some images.. not even Delphi or Mono does that.

If all you want is a grid of images, and having them selectable, consider using a JList, filling it with appropriate ImageIcons, and giving it a ListSelectionListener. In the Listener you can close the enclosing dialog when a selection has been made.
You state:
Try and implement myJList.setModel(), but i cant get it to just take my Map<> and show thumbnails. (overcomplicates!)
You need to use your Map to populate your ListModel, and set that Model to the JList's model.
For example:
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Dialog.ModalityType;
import java.awt.Window;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.URL;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionEvent;
import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionListener;
#SuppressWarnings("serial")
public class ImageGridPanel extends JPanel {
public static final String PATH = "http://images-2.drive.com.au/2011/";
public static final String[] CARS = {
"04/15/2308961/giulietta_1024-80x80.jpg",
"11/18/2781958/audi-a1-sportback_600-80x80.jpg",
"12/23/2856762/fiat-500-80x80.jpg",
"01/12/2129944/Honda-Civic-Sedan-concept-1_600-80x80.jpg",
"12/23/2856581/mini-roadster-80x80.jpg",
"12/23/2856571/hyundai-veloster-80x80.jpg",
"12/23/2856771/hyundai-i30-80x80.jpg",
"12/23/2856580/mini-coupe-80x80.jpg" };
private DefaultListModel<Car> carModel = new DefaultListModel<>();
final JTextField textField = new JTextField(20);
public ImageGridPanel() {
for (String carPath : CARS) {
String path = PATH + carPath;
try {
URL imgUrl = new URL(path);
BufferedImage img = ImageIO.read(imgUrl);
ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon(img);
String name = carPath.substring(carPath.lastIndexOf("/"));
name = name.substring(1, name.lastIndexOf("-"));
carModel.addElement(new Car(name, icon));
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
System.exit(-1);
}
}
ShowGridAction showAction = new ShowGridAction("Car Grid", carModel);
JButton showGridBtn = new JButton(showAction);
add(showGridBtn);
add(textField);
}
private class ShowGridAction extends AbstractAction {
private CarGridPanel carGridPanel;
public ShowGridAction(String name, DefaultListModel<Car> carModel) {
super(name);
carGridPanel = new CarGridPanel(carModel);
}
public CarGridPanel getCarGridPanel() {
return carGridPanel;
}
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
Window win = SwingUtilities.getWindowAncestor((Component) e.getSource());
JDialog dialog = new JDialog(win, "Cars", ModalityType.APPLICATION_MODAL);
dialog.add(carGridPanel);
dialog.pack();
dialog.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
int x = dialog.getLocation().x;
int y = dialog.getLocation().y - 150;
dialog.setLocation(x, y);
dialog.setVisible(true);
Car selectedCar = carGridPanel.getSelectedCar();
if (selectedCar != null) {
textField.setText(selectedCar.getName());
}
}
}
private static void createAndShowGui() {
JFrame frame = new JFrame("ImageGrid");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.getContentPane().add(new ImageGridPanel());
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
createAndShowGui();
}
});
}
}
class Car {
String name;
Icon icon;
public Car(String name, Icon icon) {
this.name = name;
this.icon = icon;
}
public String getName() {
return name;
}
public Icon getIcon() {
return icon;
}
}
#SuppressWarnings("serial")
class CarGridPanel extends JPanel {
private JList<Car> carList = new JList<>();
private Car selectedCar;
public CarGridPanel(ListModel<Car> model) {
carList.setModel(model);
carList.setLayoutOrientation(JList.HORIZONTAL_WRAP);
carList.setVisibleRowCount(2);
carList.setCellRenderer(new DefaultListCellRenderer() {
#Override
public Component getListCellRendererComponent(JList<?> list,
Object value, int index, boolean isSelected, boolean cellHasFocus) {
if (value != null) {
Car carValue = (Car) value;
value = carValue.getIcon();
} else {
value = "";
}
return super.getListCellRendererComponent(list, value, index,
isSelected, cellHasFocus);
}
});
setLayout(new BorderLayout());
add(new JScrollPane(carList));
carList.addListSelectionListener(new ListListener());
}
public Car getSelectedCar() {
return selectedCar;
}
private class ListListener implements ListSelectionListener {
#Override
public void valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent e) {
selectedCar = carList.getSelectedValue();
Window win = SwingUtilities.getWindowAncestor(CarGridPanel.this);
win.dispose();
}
}
}

No, Java doesn't have what you want.
Java is a general-purpose programming language, not a toolset, particularly not a specialized desktop GUI toolset. This is not a denigration of the language, just a statement of a purpose that it was not developed to fulfill.
If Delphi or Mono or anything has your particular widget, then I suggest you program in that, instead. This is not a denigration of you, just an observation that, if you do not want to put together the widget you want from lower-level components and code, then Java is not the right language/tool for you to use to do it.
As for not believing that Java "still requires" you to build your own component, I can only say that you don't get to choose which languages provide which features. I'm just as glad Java isn't littered with your component and the hundreds of others that people like you would come up with that they think Java should provide. It's big enough as it is.

Create a Swing component based on another but with different API

I would like to create a new Swing JComponent based on an existing one, but with a different API. In other words, I don't want to extend the existing component, because I don't want it's API to be accessible.
Here an example to clarify my needs:
A replacement of the JCheckBox which show two buttons ON/OFF. This could be based on a pre-configured JCommandButtonStrip (some info here) but exposing exactly the same API of JCheckBox. The configuration of the JCommandButtonStrip must not be altered.
What is the best approach for such a problem?
Clarifications:
As someone pointed out, what I wrote about API is not clear.
Of course JComponent have a number of public fields and methods which will be available for each sub-class. Then each sub-class of JComponent may add its own public fields and methods. For example, AbstractButton adds the isSelected() method, while JCommandButtonStrip adds the getButtonCount() method.
So, what I meant is: I want to create a new JComponent sub-class MyJComponent, which is based on an existing one ExistingJComponent. I don't want the public methods of ExistingJComponent, except those of JComponent, to be exposed by my class MyJComponent. Then I want to add some public methods to MyJComponent.
Please note that I'm not looking for an alternative to the JCommandButtonStrip/JCheckBox example. I'm interested in a general approach to such a problem.

You can create a new class which extends JComponent then inside the constructor insert a checkbox into itself.
public class MyCoolCheckbox extends JComponent{
private JCheckBox checkbox;
public MyCoolCheckbox(String label) {
checkbox= new JCheckBox(label);
this.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
this.add(checkbox, BorderLayout.CENTER);
}
}
This is obviously incomplete and you may need to delegate certain methods to the child. It might get messy. IDEs like IntelliJ IDEA will generate all this for you if you hit alt-ins (by default) then delegate, then select the checkbox member and pick the entries you want to delegate. For example:
public void setForeground(Color fg) {
checkbox.setForeground(fg);
}
public void setBackground(Color bg) {
checkbox.setBackground(bg);
}
public Color getForeground() {
return checkbox.getForeground();
}
public Color getBackground() {
return checkbox.getBackground();
}
Keep in mind that because the child is within the Swing component tree, other code will have access to the children even though they are marked private.
((JCheckBox)myCoolCheckbox.getComponents()[0]).setSelected(true);

As shown here, you can use two instances of JToggleButton in a ButtonGroup to "show two buttons ON / OFF." The ButtonGroup causes only one button in the group to be selected at a time. The following change is illustrated:
private final JLabel label = new JLabel(" \u2713 ");

Based on this picture of JCommandButtonStrip:
I think you are looking for JToggleButton as #trashgod suggested, but I'm not sure about buttons group given the current description of your "problem". If you need buttons group then use it.
Anyway my answer points to this line:
This could be based on a pre-configured JCommandButtonStrip (some info
here) but exposing exactly the same API of JCheckBox.
Once again it's not clear if you're trying to do a buttons bar such as JCommandButtonStrip or you want to do something else. However you can make your own component extending from JComponent and delegate only those methods that are needed from the outside. For example let's say you want to do a buttons bar such as JCommandButtonStrip. Then you can have:
One class extending from JComponent: your buttons bar.
Another one providing an API to add "commands" to the buttons bar.
Note: There's already a JToolBar component which can perfectly be used without reinvent the wheel. The example below is just to show you that you can control the API offered to the developers.
MyCommandBar.java
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import javax.swing.AbstractButton;
import javax.swing.Action;
import javax.swing.Icon;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JCheckBox;
import javax.swing.JComponent;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JToggleButton;
import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
public class MyCommandBar extends JComponent {
private final JPanel content;
private final Map<String, CommandItem> map = new HashMap<>();
public MyCommandBar() {
super();
content = new JPanel(new GridLayout(1, 0));
content.setOpaque(false);
setLayout(new FlowLayout());
add(content);
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics graphics = g.create();
graphics.setColor(getBackground());
graphics.fillRect(0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight());
graphics.dispose();
}
public void addCommandItem(String actionCommand, CommandItem commandItem) {
if(map.get(actionCommand) != null) {
removeCommandItem(actionCommand);
}
content.add(commandItem.getComponent());
map.put(actionCommand, commandItem);
}
public void removeCommandItem(String actionCommand) {
CommandItem commandItem = map.get(actionCommand);
if(commandItem != null) {
content.remove(commandItem.getComponent());
content.revalidate();
content.repaint();
map.remove(actionCommand);
}
}
public CommandItem getCommandItem(String actionCommand) {
return map.get(actionCommand);
}
public static class CommandItem {
public static final int TOGGLE_BUTTON_STYLE = 0;
public static final int CHECK_BOX_STYLE = 1;
public static final int DEFAULT_BUTTON_STYLE = 2;
private final AbstractButton component;
public CommandItem(String text, boolean state, Icon icon, int style) {
switch(style) {
case TOGGLE_BUTTON_STYLE : component = new JToggleButton(text, icon, state); break;
case CHECK_BOX_STYLE : component = new JCheckBox(text, icon, state); break;
default: component = new JButton(text, icon);
}
}
protected AbstractButton getComponent() {
return component;
}
public void addActionListener(ActionListener listener) {
component.addActionListener(listener);
}
public void addChangeListener(ChangeListener listener) {
component.addChangeListener(listener);
}
public void setAction(Action action) {
component.setAction(action);
}
}
}
Example of use
This code snippet shows how MyCommandBar class should be used:
MyCommandBar commandBar = new MyCommandBar();
commandBar.setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.black, 1));
commandBar.addCommandItem("BOLD", new MyCommandBar.CommandItem("<html><b>Bold</b></html>", true, null, MyCommandBar.CommandItem.TOGGLE_BUTTON_STYLE));
commandBar.addCommandItem("ITALICS", new MyCommandBar.CommandItem("<html><i>Italics</i></html>", false, null, MyCommandBar.CommandItem.CHECK_BOX_STYLE));
commandBar.addCommandItem("UNDERLINE", new MyCommandBar.CommandItem("<html><u>Underline</u></html>", false, null, MyCommandBar.CommandItem.DEFAULT_BUTTON_STYLE));
And you'll see something like this:

You can create MyJComponent subclass of JComponent with a private field that references a forwarding class for ExistingComponent.
The interactions with ExistingComponent are done with the forwarding class through methods of MyJComponent, and you are free to add more methods to MyJComponent.
Please see Effective Java item 16, for the delegation pattern used with the forwarding class.

Don't know what's wrong with my code. Java GUI

I'm trying to make a combo box that pops up with an image. I get this error:
Note: C:\Users\Kyle\Desktop\TUSEG\Program\ProductDemo.java uses unchecked or unsafe operations. Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
Anyway, when it tries to pull up a picture, I get this every time:
Couldn't find file: C:\Users\Kyle\Desktop\TUSEG\Program\images\microsoft\Xbox 360 Controller (PC).jpg
Couldn't find file: C:\Users\Kyle\Desktop\TUSEG\Program\images\microsoft\Wireless Laser Mouse 5000.jpg
The path is most definitely correct. I'm not sure what my problem is. If anyone could take a look at this and help me?
package components;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.util.*;
public class ProductDemo extends JPanel
implements ActionListener {
JLabel picture;
public ProductDemo() {
super(new BorderLayout());
String pMS[] = new String[23];
pMS[0] = ("LifeChat LX-3000");
pMS[1] = ("LifeChat ZX-6000");
pMS[2] = ("Wireless Notebook Presenter 8000");
pMS[3] = ("Arc Mouse");
pMS[4] = ("Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000");
pMS[5] = ("Explorer Mouse");
pMS[6] = ("Explorer Mini Mouse");
pMS[7] = ("Sidewinder X8 Mouse");
pMS[8] = ("Wireless Laser Mouse 5000");
pMS[9] = ("Wireless Mobile Mouse 3000");
pMS[10] = ("Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000");
pMS[11] = ("Arc Keyboard");
pMS[12] = ("Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000");
pMS[13] = ("Sidewinder X4 Keyboard");
pMS[14] = ("Sidewinder X6 Keyboard");
pMS[15] = ("Ergonomic Desktop 7000");
pMS[16] = ("Wireless Desktop 3000");
pMS[17] = ("Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 v2.0");
pMS[18] = ("Wireless Media Desktop 1000");
pMS[19] = ("Windows Server 2008 Enterprise");
pMS[20] = ("Notebook Cooling Base");
pMS[21] = ("Xbox 360 Controller (PC)");
pMS[22] = ("Xbox 360 Controller");
Arrays.sort(pMS);
//Indices start at 0, so 4 specifies the last index of the product.
JComboBox msList = new JComboBox(pMS);
msList.setSelectedIndex(22);
msList.addActionListener(this);
//Set up the picture.
picture = new JLabel();
picture.setFont(picture.getFont().deriveFont(Font.ITALIC));
picture.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER);
updateLabel(pMS[msList.getSelectedIndex()]);
picture.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(10,0,0,0));
//height + width
picture.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(100, 100));
//Lays out the demo.
add(msList, BorderLayout.PAGE_START);
add(picture, BorderLayout.PAGE_END);
setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(20,20,20,20));
}
/** Listens to the combo box. */
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
JComboBox cb = (JComboBox)e.getSource();
String pMS = (String)cb.getSelectedItem();
updateLabel(pMS);
}
protected void updateLabel(String name) {
ImageIcon icon = createImageIcon("C:\\Users\\Kyle\\Desktop\\TUSEG\\Program\\images\\microsoft\\" + name + ".jpg");
picture.setIcon(icon);
if (icon != null) {
picture.setText(null);
}
else {
picture.setText("Image not found");
}
}
/** Returns an ImageIcon, or null if the path was invalid. */
protected static ImageIcon createImageIcon(String path) {
java.net.URL imgURL = ProductDemo.class.getResource(path);
if (imgURL != null) {
return new ImageIcon(imgURL);
} else {
System.err.println("Couldn't find file: " + path);
return null;
}
}
/**
* Create the GUI and show it. For thread safety,
* this method should be invoked from the
* event-dispatching thread.
*/
private static void createAndShowGUI() {
//Create and set up the window.
JFrame frame = new JFrame("ProductDemo");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
//Create and set up the content pane.
JComponent newContentPane = new ProductDemo();
newContentPane.setOpaque(true); //content panes must be opaque
frame.setContentPane(newContentPane);
//Display the window.
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
//Schedule a job for the event-dispatching thread:
//creating and showing this application's GUI.
javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
createAndShowGUI();
}
});
}
}

You seem to be confusing a File based path like..
C:\Users\Kyle\Desktop\TUSEG\Program\images\microsoft\Xbox 360 Controller (PC).jpg
..with a relative reference for use in getResource(String), such as:
"images/microsoft/Xbox 360 Controller (PC).jpg"
The getResource() method expects a string using forward slashes, that is relative to the run-time class-path of the application (so the images directory etc. would most usually be added to a Jar). To ensure it works from a class from any package, prefix the string with /.
"/images/microsoft/Xbox 360 Controller (PC).jpg"
The getResource() method will return an URL, so be sure to use URL compatible constructors.

Decide if you want to load the images from the file system, or from the classpath of the application.
If from the file system, use file IO to load the icon, or the constructor taking a file name as argument:
ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon("c:\\....jpg");
If from the classpath, then the path is a / separated path starting from the root of the classpath, and the images should be stored in the same directory/jar as your classes (or in another directory/jar that is in the classpath):
ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon(ProductDemo.class.getResource("/path/to/image.jpg"));
See http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/swing/ImageIcon.html and http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html#getResource%28java.lang.String%29