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

>>11
Not setting his component positions was his most obvious omission but I wasn't going to spoonfeed it to him.

The pnlMap is just default except for AbsoluteLayout
You may say that but your stack trace says that is where your program kicks the bucket.