public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) { if (ae.getActionCommand() == "timer") { if (counter >= imagePaths.length) { timer.stop(); counter = 0; PlayStopButton.setText("Play"); } else { try { // if the array contains URLs if (imagePaths[counter].contains("http://")) { scrollPane.setToolTipText(imagePaths[counter]); imageIcon = new ImageIcon((new URL(imagePaths[counter++]))); scrollPane.setViewportView(new JLabel(imageIcon)); } // if the array contains local images else { image.setIcon(new ImageIcon(imagePaths[counter])); image.setToolTipText(imagePaths[counter++]); } } catch (MalformedURLException ex) { Logger.getLogger(Slideshow.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex); image = new JLabel("?" + imagePaths); } } } }