9.2. Creating an Applet
Creating an applet involves two steps: making the Java class and making the associated HTML document. The Java class defines the actual behavior of the applet, and the HTML document associates the applet with a particular rectangular region of the Web page.
Template for Applets
Listing 9.1 shows the typical organization of an applet. It contains a section for declaring instance variables, an init method, and a paint method. The init method is automatically called by the browser when the applet is first created. Then, when the applet is ready to be drawn, paint is called. The paint method is automatically called again whenever the image has been obscured and is reexposed or when graphical components are added, or the method ...
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