20. Introduction to Java Applets

Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.

—Hesiod

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—Eugene Delacroix

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—Plato

Objectives

In this chapter you will learn:

  • To differentiate between applets and applications.

  • To observe some of Java’s exciting capabilities through the JDK’s demonstration applets.

  • To write simple applets.

  • To write a simple HyperText Markup Language (HTML) document to load an applet into an applet container and execute the applet.

  • Five ...

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