import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;

import java.net.*;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Image;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.event.*;


public class FirstFrameApp {
        Image image;
        public static void main(String[] args) {
            new FirstFrameApp();
            
            boolean gamemode = true;
            while ( gamemode == true ) 
            {
                gamemode = true;
                // Main game loop..
                // repaint (); for rendering..
            };            
        }
        FirstFrameApp() {
            image = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage("image.gif");// this image.gif is on an './build/classes/' directory, why it is not displayed..
            
            //try { Thread.sleep(5000); } catch ( InterruptedException e ) { };
            
            // Creates a frame            
            JFrame frame = new JFrame("my very first frame application!! hmmm... application is not displaying image.gif as it should do..");
            
            // Add a component with a custom paint method
            frame.getContentPane().add(new MyComponent());    
            // Display the frame
            Dimension dim = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();            
            int frameWidth = dim.width;
            int frameHeight = dim.height;
            frame.setSize(frameWidth,frameHeight);
            frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);            
            frame.setVisible(true);           
        }
    
        class MyComponent extends JComponent {
            // This method is called whenever the contents needs to be painted
            public void paint(Graphics g) {
                // Retrieve the graphics context; this object is used to paint shapes
                Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D)g;
    
                // Draw an oval that fills the window
                int x = 0;
                int y = 0;
                int width = getSize().width-1;
                int height = getSize().height-1;
                g2d.drawOval(x, y, width, height);                      
                
                g2d.drawImage(image,0,0,this); // this line is as good as an //NULL; but why..
            }
        }
    }

bimage = ImageIO.read ( getClass().getResource("image.gif") ); // line is redlined, why??//Could someone please give me my needed code.. i have never thrown or caught anything else than "try thread.sleep() catch ()"

try{    image = ImageIO.read ( getClass().getResource("image.gif") );            }catch (java.io.IOException e){    System.err.println("Unable to locate or read .gif file");}