18. Applets

Chapter Contents

Getting Started with Applets

Doing More with Applets

Solving Common Applet Problems

Questions and Exercises: Applets

This chapter discusses the basics of Java applets, how to develop applets that interact richly with their environment, and how to deploy applets.

A Java applet is a special kind of Java program that a browser enabled with Java technology can download from the Internet and run. An applet is typically embedded inside a web page and runs in the context of a browser. An applet must be a subclass of the java.applet.Applet1 class. The Applet class provides the standard interface between the applet and the browser environment.

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