Java can't instantiate an Image?

Question

So for my 2D game I want to use an image to represent a player but when I try to use an image, it tells me that it couldn't be "instantiated". I don't know what that means:

public class PlayerOne extends Entity{
  private Image img = new Image();
[...]
  @Override
  public void render(Graphics g){
  g.drawImage( img , x, y, Color.BLUE, new ImageObserver());
  }
}

I tried it in another class with BufferedImages but that somehow doesn't work.

So it can't create Objects of neither Image nor the ImageObserver. Does anyone know a fix for this error ?

"The abstract class Image is the superclass of all classes that represent graphical images. The image must be obtained in a platform-specific manner." — Marvin, Jan 12 '16 at 20:23

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 12 '16 at 20:36

You cannot instantiate an abstract class. Please see link.

Following syntax would be operational:

private Image image = new BufferedImage(200,200,BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);

Also see link for more information on BufferedImage. Additionally, here is a tutorial which ilustrates an example implementation;

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 12 '16 at 20:36

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You should have an image file (*.png for example ) to start with. Then use

Image  img = new ImageIcon("img.png").getImage();

answered Jan 12 '16 at 20:36

SomeDude

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thanks but u know how to fix the imageobserver problem aswell xd ? – Toreole Jan 12 '16 at 20:53
I believe ImageObserver is an interface, you should write a class that implements it and instantiates that class. – SomeDude Jan 12 '16 at 21:10

Java can't instantiate an Image?

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