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super.paint() not visible over image

I'm building a JFrame with an image as a background. I'm overriding the paint() method to draw that image in the JFrame, but when I start the application in Eclipse, none of the JComponents I added are visible. Here's my SSCCE:

public class foo extends JFrame{

   Image i = ImageIO.read(new URL("http://pittsburgh.about.com/library/graphics/regatta_balloons-640.jpg"));

   foo(){
       setSize(100, 100);
       add(new JButton("Foo"));
       setVisible(true);
   }

   @Override public void paint(Graphics g){
        super.paint(g);
        g.drawImage(i, 0, 0, null);
   }
}
Solution

  • Don't override the paint() method of JFrame!!! That is NOT how custom painting is done.

    If you are trying to add a background image to your frame then check out Background Panel for a couple of approaches.