CODE EXAMPLE FOR JAVA

jlabel icon size

ImageIcon imageIcon = new ImageIcon("./img/imageName.png"); // load the image to a imageIcon
Image image = imageIcon.getImage(); // transform it 
Image newimg = image.getScaledInstance(120, 120,  java.awt.Image.SCALE_SMOOTH); // scale it the smooth way  
imageIcon = new ImageIcon(newimg);  // transform it back