Add custom image to Eclipse SWT

Question

How can I add custom image to Eclipse SWT, I tried use ImageDescriptor. But I probably do something wrong.

private Action stopAction;
stopAction.setText("Stop");
        stopAction.setToolTipText("Stop running");


        stopAction.setImageDescriptor(PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getSharedImages().
                getImageDescriptor(ISharedImages.IMG_OBJS_INFO_TSK));

        ImageDescriptor imgDesc = null;
        try {
            imgDesc = ImageDescriptor.createFromURL(new URL("icons/stop.png"));
        } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        stopAction.setImageDescriptor(imgDesc);

Answer 1

To load the image descriptor from a file in the plugin use:

final URL fullPathString = FileLocator.find(bundle, new Path("icons/stop.png"), null);

ImageDescriptor imgDesc = ImageDescriptor.createFromURL(fullPathString);

where bundle is your plugin bundle, get this from your Activator or:

Bundle bundle = Platform.getBundle("plugin id");

Don't forget to add your icons folder to the build.properties file so that it is included in the built plugin.