Finish the animation before displaying text

Question

ImageIcon v = new ImageIcon(getClass().getResource("/Sample1/Image1.gif"));
v.getImage().flush();
jLabel1.setIcon(v);
JLabel2.setText("Sample");

How to finish the animation first before changing the text of jLabel2?

Answer 1

Assuming that Image1.gif is an animated GIF, I see two approaches:

• Extract the images from the GIF, as shown here, and display them in a single sequence.

• Play the GIF for a fixed period, then set the label's icon to one constructed from a BufferedImage copy of the GIF, as shown here.

In either case use javax.Swing.Timer as required for timing