Java Swing: Resize JMenuItem's icon, either automatically or programatically?

Question

It seems that JMenuItems don't automatically resize any image icon that's assigned to them, and from what I can tell, there isn't a property that makes them automatically do that, either.

Is anyone aware of a way that I can programatically resize the Icon for a JMenuItem? It seems like the Icon object is lacking functionality as it is, unless there's some other function that can actually deal with Icon objects.

Answer 1

Extend the class and override it's paint method to resize the image before painting.

Answer 2

You can use Image class' method public Image getScaledInstance(int width, int height, int hints) to scale to desired size.