How to create a basic Applet in Java

Problem Description

How to create a basic Applet?

Solution

Following example demonstrates how to create a basic Applet by extending Applet Class. You will need to embed another HTML code to run this program.

import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;

public class Main extends Applet {
   public void paint(Graphics g) {
      g.drawString("Welcome in Java Applet.",40,20);
   }
}

Now compile the above code and call the generated class in your HTML code as follows −

<HTML>
   <HEAD>
   </HEAD>
   
   <BODY>
      <div >
         <APPLET CODE = "Main.class" WIDTH = "800" HEIGHT = "500"></APPLET>
      </div>
   </BODY>
</HTML>

Result

The above code sample will produce the following result in a java enabled web browser.

Welcome in Java Applet.
java_applets.htm
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