How to bring an image to the foreground in Java?

Question

I\'m trying to create a Pacman game in Java, and so far I\'ve displayed the background image (the blue and black maze), but I\'m having trouble showing the image of Pacman. When

Answer 1

Use a JLayeredPane insted of the window directly for a container and specify the depth (z-order) of the components when you add them.

Answer 2

window.add(pacman);
window.add(panel);

You're adding pacman before you add the background, so it is drawing over the pacman sprite and you are not seeing it. Make sure you draw your items in the game in reverse order, so draw the background first, then pacman.

Answer 3

 window.add(pacman);
 window.add(panel);

You can't add two components to the CENTER of a BorderLayout.

If you want the pacman to appear on the panel then you add the pacman to the window:

//window.add(pacman);
panel.add(packman)
window.add(panel);