Java Flipbook with JLabel, Timer and Arrays

Images used in program

Flipbook video

Main Java class, JFrame that holds JPanel

package slideshow;

import javax.swing.JFrame;

public class SlideShow {
    
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("Flipbook");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.getContentPane().add(new slildeShowPanel());
        frame.setResizable(false);
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }
}

SlideShow Panel class, creates JPanel to hold components

package slideshow;

import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.Timer;

public class slildeShowPanel extends JPanel{
    
    ImageIcon[] imageArray = new ImageIcon[] {new ImageIcon("one.gif"), new ImageIcon("two.gif"), new ImageIcon("three.gif"), 
                                              new ImageIcon("four.gif"), new ImageIcon("five.gif"), new ImageIcon("six.gif") ,
                                              new ImageIcon("seven.gif")};
    public JLabel label;
    public Timer timer;
    public int counter;
    
    public slildeShowPanel()
    {
        timer = new Timer(100, new timerListener());
        timer.start();
        
        label = new JLabel();   
        
        counter = 0;

        add(label);    

        setPreferredSize(new Dimension(300, 150));
    }
    
    public class timerListener implements ActionListener
    {
        @Override
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
        {
            counter++;
            
            if(counter >= imageArray.length)
            {
                counter = 0;
            }
            
            label.setIcon(imageArray[counter]);
        }        
    }    
}