import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.*;
public class ImageLoader extends JPanel {

	private static ImageLoader il=new ImageLoader();

	/**
	 * @param fileName the name of a file containing an image JPEG, GIF etc.
	 * @return a BufferedImage holding the corresponding image, null if unable to load the image
	 */
	public static BufferedImage loadImage(String fileName){
		return il.load(fileName);
	}

	private BufferedImage load(String fileName){
		// Algorithm: Load the image into an image icon
		// create an appropriate BufferedImage (same size as the given image)
		// paint the image icon into the buffered image
		
		ImageIcon imgi = new ImageIcon(fileName);
		Image img = imgi.getImage();
		
		int width = img.getWidth(this);
		int height = img.getHeight(this);
		
		if(width==-1 || height==-1) return null;
		
		BufferedImage bimage = new BufferedImage(width, height,BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
		Graphics2D bimageContext = bimage.createGraphics();
		bimageContext.drawImage(img, 0, 0, null);
		return bimage;
	}
}