Question

Java throws an exception when reading image file:

javax.imageio.IIOException: Can't read input file!
at javax.imageio.ImageIO.read(ImageIO.java:1275)
at UI.readMatrix(UI.java:27)
at MazeViewControl.init(MazeViewControl.java:45)
at sun.applet.AppletPanel.run(AppletPanel.java:424)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680)

The image IO works fine while running as Java application:

public class MazeViewControl extends JApplet {
UI ui;
MazeView view;
Maze maze;
int theme;
int option;
String filename="src/maze0.bmp";

public  void init() {
    ui=new UI();
    maze=new Maze();
        try {
            ui.readMatrix("src/maze0.bmp", maze, 1, 0, 0,0,319,239);
        } catch (IOException e1) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e1.printStackTrace();
        }

public class UI {
    public UI(){
        return;
    }
/**
   * read and construct the map from a txt file
   * @param filename
   * @throws IOException 
   */
    public void readMatrix(String filename, Maze m, int theme, int option, int sx, int sy, int ex, int ey) throws IOException{
        /* pre-read the file*/

        //Create file for the source
        File input = new File(filename);
        int rows=0;
        int columns=0;
        //Read the file to a BufferedImage
        // Surround this with try/catch or have your method
        // throw an exception
        System.out.println(filename);
        BufferedImage image = ImageIO.read(input);

Answer 1

that is how it is supposed to work. An applet can’t access local files. You might need a signed applet with granted access to the file system.