Making a Training Tool and getting Compiler Errors

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[frail wigeon]

I have looked at Stack Overflow and stuck it in ChatGPT and nothing

[rapid glade]

private JLabel createIcon(String imagePath, int x, int y) {
	try {
		BufferedImage image = ImageIO.read(new File(imagePath));
		if (image == null) {
			System.out.println("Failed to load image: " + imagePath);
			return null;
		}
		ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon(image);
		JLabel label = new JLabel(icon);
		label.setSize(100, 100);
		label.setLocation(x, y);
		label.addMouseListener(new DragAndDropListener());
		return label;
	} catch (IOException e) {
		e.printStackTrace();
		return null;
	}
}

[frail wigeon]

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: Unresolved compilation problem:

    at Maritime.main(MARITIME.java:90)

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[quaint stone]

Probably just a wrong path. Try using the absolute path to the image first. If that workd chrck that your relazive path is correct

[quaint stone]

Whats line 90

[frail wigeon]

ok

Line 90 down:
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
new Maritime();
});
}

[quaint stone]

Can you share the full stacktrace

[frail wigeon]

cant add it to line here to long!

[quaint stone]

And the stacktrace ?

[frail wigeon]

PS C:\Users\trcoo> & 'C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-20\bin\java.exe' '--enable-preview' '-XX:+ShowCodeDetailsInExceptionMessages' '-cp' 'C:\Users\trcoo\AppData\Local\Temp\vscodesws_6c664\jdt_ws\jdt.ls-java-project\bin' 'Maritime'
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: Unresolved compilation problem:

    at Maritime.main(MARITIME.java:90)

[quaint stone]

That's it ?
Other than the possible path issue it should work.

[frail wigeon]

I thought so too!

[quaint stone]

I mean yeah the code crashes when the paths are not correct but other than that it should work

[frail wigeon]

ran it on a linux box (kali) and get errors:

I have changed the directory to:

I have stripped it back to 1 file to test at the moment

and chmod it!

I have uploaded it to my GITHUB: https://github.com/CtrlAltT0m/ShipDragandDrop

[frail wigeon]

does it need double \

[quaint stone]

Lets imagine this is your project structure

Project
--src
----Maritime.java
--Picutres
----Picture1.png
----Picture2.png
...

Then the correct relative path would be: Pictures/Picture1.png.
The error indicates that your method createIcon returned a null value. As I said that happens when the path is wrong.
Could you share your project structure ?