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Sending Parameters to the Applet

Because the Animate applet relies on parameters to specify the image files it should display, you need to create a web page containing these filenames before you can test the program. After saving and compiling the Animate.java file, open up a new file in your word processor and call it Animate.html. Enter Listing 24.2 into that file and save it when you're done.

Listing 24.2. The Full Text of Animate.html

1: <applet code="Animate.class" width="215" height="298"> 2: <param name="image0" value="lh0.gif"> 3: <param name="image1" value="lh1.gif"> 4: <param name="image2" value="lh2.gif"> 5: <param name="image3" value="lh3.gif"> 6: <param name="pause" value="800"> 7: </applet>

This file specifies four image files: ...