Applet An applet is a Java program that runs in a Web browser. There are some important differences between an applet and a standalone Java application. = An applet is a Java class that extends the java.applet.Applet class. * Amain() method is not invoked on an applet, and an applet class will not define main(). = Applets are designed to be embedded within an HTML page. = When a user views an HTML page that contains an applet, the code for the applet is downloaded to the user's machine. = AJVMis required to view an applet.Lifecycle of Java Applet Applet is initialized. Applet is started. Applet is painted. Applet is stopped. Applet is destroyed. Applet Lifecyclejava.applet.Applet class For creating any applet java.applet.Applet class must be inherited. It provides 4 life cycle methods of applet. public void init(): is used to initialized the Applet. It is invoked only once. public void start(): is invoked after the init() method or browser is maximized. It is used to start the Applet. public void stop(): is used to stop the Applet. It is invoked when Applet is stop or browser is minimized. public void destroy(): is used to destroy the Applet. It is invoked only once. java.awt.Component class The Component class provides 1 life cycle method of applet. public void paint(Graphics g): is used to paint the Applet. It provides Graphics class object that can be used for drawing oval, rectangle, arc etc.How to run an Applet? There are two ways to run an applet 1.By html file. 2.By appletViewer tool (for testing purpose). Simple example of Applet by html file: To execute the applet by html file, create an applet and compile it. After that create an html file and place the applet code in html file. Now click the htm! file. //First.java Import java.applet.Applet; import java.awt.Graphics; public class First extends Applet { public void paint(Graphics g) { g.drawString("welcome",150,150); } }myapplet.html Simple example of Applet by appletviewer tool: To execute the applet by appletviewer tool, create an applet that contains applet tag in comment and compile it. After that run it by: appletviewer First.java. Now Html file is not required but it is for testing purpose only. HFirst.java import java.applet.Applet; import java.awt.Graphics; public class First extends Applet { public void paint(Graphics g) g.drawString("welcome to applet",150,150); +o} i* */ To execute the applet by appletviewer tool, write in command prompt: :\>javac First.java c:\>appletviewer First.javaDifference between Applet and Application programming java Applet Java Application User graphics Inherently graphical ‘Optional Memory Java application ‘Mirumal java application requirements requirements plus web requirements browser Distribution ‘Linked via HTML and ‘Loaded from the file transported via HTTP system or by a custom lass loading process Environmental Browser client location and | command-line parameters anput size, parameters embedded in the host HTML document Method expected | init- initialization method | Main - startup method by the virtual start-startup method stop Machine pause/ deactive method y-termination method paint-drawing, ‘method Typical y | Network server, applications systems for the web, online | multimedia kiosks, multimedia , | developer tools, appliance ‘web page animation and consumer control and navigation.Parameter in Applet We can get any information from the HTML file as a parameter. For this purpose, Applet ass provides a method named getParameter(). Syntax: 1, public String getParameter(String parameterName) Exaniple uta , Jet: import java.applet. Applet: import java.awt Graphics, ublic class UseParam extends Applet public void paint{Graphies ) String str=getParameter("msg"); String str got argmetay(*mse') yh myapplet.htm! Sparam name="msg" value="Welcome to applet" + JApplet + As.we prefer Swing to AWT, Now we can use JApplet that can have all the controls of swing, The JApplet class extends the JApplet class Example of EventHandling in JApplet: import java.applet.*; import javax.swing. import java.awt.event.*; public class EventJ Applet extends JApplet implements ActionListener t JButton b; JTextFicld tf; public v init() { tfnew JTextField(); tf.setBounds(30,40, b=new JButton("Click’ b.setBounds(80,150,70,40); add(b); add(tty; b.addActionListenen(this);setLayout(null); public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) t tf.setText("Welcome"); } } In the above example, we have created all the controls in init() method because it is invoked only once. myapplet.html