Notes on Applet Tag

• The code parameter tells which applet is to be started
  • In the same directory as the HTML file by default
  • Common convention is to place applets in classes subdirectory
  • Supply codebase=classesApplet parameter
  • classes directory may reflect package structure
• Both the height and width parameters are required
  • Determines initial viewing area
  • Applet may attempt to resize area (Netscape ignores)
• Other optional Applet parameters (alt, name, align, vspace, hspace) affect the placement of the initial viewing area