Java Applications
Applications are invoked from the command line and executed by the java interpreter. From the developer's point of view, there are primarily two differences between a Java applet and a Java application:
An application must include a main method.
If the application requires a window, it must extend the AWT Frame class.
A Frame is a window in which the application is displayed and, like all containers, comes with a layout manager for positioning and sizing its components. Additionally, a frame has insets that which must be taken into account when manually placing objects are manually placed—see “Differences Between Applets and Applications”.
There is one other notable distinction between a Java application and a Java applet. An ...
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