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Life Cycle of An Applet

An applet is a Java program that runs in a web browser. Applets extend the Applet class and do not define a main method. When a user views an HTML page containing an applet, the applet code is downloaded and a JVM instance is created to run the applet. Applets have lifecycle methods like init(), start(), stop(), and destroy() that are called at different points in the applet's runtime to initialize, run, and clean up the applet.

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Life Cycle of An Applet

An applet is a Java program that runs in a web browser. Applets extend the Applet class and do not define a main method. When a user views an HTML page containing an applet, the applet code is downloaded and a JVM instance is created to run the applet. Applets have lifecycle methods like init(), start(), stop(), and destroy() that are called at different points in the applet's runtime to initialize, run, and clean up the applet.

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APPLET AND LIFECYCLE OF APPLET

An applet is a Java program that runs in a Web browser. An applet can be a


fully functional Java application because it has the entire Java API at its
disposal.
There are some important differences between an applet and a standalone
Java application, including the following:

An applet is a Java class that extends the java.applet.Applet class.

A main() method is not invoked on an applet, and an applet class will not define
main().

Applets are designed to be embedded within an HTML page.

When a user views an HTML page that contains an applet, the code for the
applet is downloaded to the user's machine.

A JVM is required to view an applet. The JVM can be either a plug-in of the Web
browser or a separate runtime environment.

The JVM on the user's machine creates an instance of the applet class and
invokes various methods during the applet's lifetime.

Applets have strict security rules that are enforced by the Web browser. The
security of an applet is often referred to as sandbox security, comparing the
applet to a child playing in a sandbox with various rules that must be followed.

Other classes that the applet needs can be downloaded in a single Java Archive
(JAR) file.

Life Cycle of an Applet:

Four methods in the Applet class give you the framework on which you build
any serious applet:

init: This method is intended for whatever initialization is needed for your
applet. It is called after the param tags inside the applet tag have been
processed.

start: This method is automatically called after the browser calls the init
method. It is also called whenever the user returns to the page containing the
applet after having gone off to other pages.

stop: This method is automatically called when the user moves off the page on
which the applet sits. It can, therefore, be called repeatedly in the same applet.

destroy: This method is only called when the browser shuts down normally.
Because applets are meant to live on an HTML page, you should not normally
leave resources behind after a user leaves the page that contains the applet.

paint: Invoked immediately after the start() method, and also any time the
applet needs to repaint itself in the browser. The paint() method is actually
inherited from the java.awt.

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