Java array help

hey /prog/ just wondering if anyone could give me a hand with some java code. Basically I am trying to place labels from an array of JLabels into a JPanel using .add, but it doesn't want to work. I have never used an array of JLabels before, so i am certain that i fucked up somewhere.

Code:

public void setProp() {

        for (int i = 0; i < label.length; i++) {
            label[i] = new JLabel("");
            label[i].setPreferredSize(labelDim);
            label[i].setIcon(new ImageIcon(this.getClass().getResource("blank.gif")));
            label[i].setEnabled(true);
            label[i].setVisible(false);
            pnlMap.add(label[i]);

        }
    }


also blank.gif is just a black square and the dimensions are set to match the icon dimensions.

any input would be appreciated

>>9
Alright ill take a look

Stack:

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
        at org.netbeans.lib.awtextra.AbsoluteLayout.addLayoutComponent(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.Container.addImpl(Container.java:1074)
        at java.awt.Container.add(Container.java:365)
        at Test.setProp(Test.java:40)
        at Test.bntTileActionPerformed(Test.java:171)
        at Test.access$000(Test.java:22)
        at Test$1.actionPerformed(Test.java:140)
        at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1995)
        at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2318)
        at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:387)
        at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:242)
        at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(BasicButtonListener.java:236)
        at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6263)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3267)
        at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:6028)
        at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2041)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4630)
        at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2099)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4460)
        at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4574)
        at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:4238)
        at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:4168)
        at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2085)
        at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2478)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4460)
        at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:599)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:269)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:184)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:174)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:169)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:161)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:122)


The pnlMap is just default except for AbsoluteLayout