Basic Applet Methods

• Many methods available to set up display in assigned area
• Small subset are the mininum requirement for most applets

  init()

  the initializer method

  • called once after applet is loaded
  • used for environment setup or resource allocation

  start()

  the start method; used to start an applet running

  • Called every time the referencing Web page is put into view
  • Not called directly by the applet

  stop()

  the stop method; used to stop an applet from running; the companion to the start() method

  • Called whenever the referencing Web page goes out of view
  • If not supplied, applet could continue running until browser or viewer terminates