Java Graphics How to - Check if an image is readable

Question

We would like to know how to check if an image is readable.

Answer

import java.awt.Image;
import java.io.IOException;
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import javax.swing.ImageIcon;

public class Main {

  static boolean isImage(String image_path) {
    Image image = new ImageIcon(image_path).getImage();
    if (image.getWidth(null) == -1) {
      return false;
    } else {
      return true;
    }
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    System.out.println(isImage("/Users/image.jpg"));
  }
}