Writing Applets: Table of Contents

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Trail: Writing Applets: Table of Contents

Overview of Applets

The Life Cycle of an Applet
Methods for Milestones
Methods for Drawing and Event Handling
Methods for Adding UI Components
What Applets Can and Can't Do
Test Driving an Applet
Summary

Taking Advantage of the Applet API

Finding and Loading Data Files
Displaying Short Status Strings
Displaying Documents in the Browser
Sending Messages to Other Applets
Playing Sounds
Defining and Using Applet Parameters

Deciding Which Parameters to Support
Writing the Code to Support Parameters
Giving Information about Parameters

Using the APPLET Tag

Practical Considerations when Writing Applets

Security Restrictions
Creating a User Interface

Using the AWT to Create a GUI
Displaying Diagnostics to the Standard Output and Error Streams

Getting System Properties
Threads in Applets

Threads in Applets: Examples

Working with a Server-Side Application

A Simple Network Client Applet
Using a Server to Work Around Security Restrictions

Finishing an Applet

Before You Ship That Applet
The Perfectly Finished Applet

Solving Common Applet Problems

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