java - How to create a JavaFX Image from an absolute path?

Question

I have an instantiated File object. I know it contains a picture format. I don't know where on the system the file is placed, other than the methods of File available to me getPath(), getAbsolutePath() etc.

My question is: how can I instantiate a JavaFX Image object with the picture in my File?

Answer 1

File provides a method to retrieve the URL for the file and the Image constructor expects a URL String.

Image imageForFile = new Image(file.toURI().toURL().toExternalForm());