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Java: Applet: Create: Simple: How to create a Java applet that displays 'Hello World'?

Sep 6th, 2003 16:26
Knud van Eeden,


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--- Knud van Eeden --- 07 September 2003 - 01:09 am ------------------

Java: Create: Applet: Simple: How to create a Java applet that 
displays 'Hello World'?

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In general:

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Download and install the latest Java developer kit e.g. at

http://java.sun.com/getjava/download.html
or
http://www.sun.com

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When creating a Java program, each Java program will usually always
mean the creation of at least 3 files:

 1. .java text file

 2. .class file
 
 3. .html (or .htm) file

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Steps: Overview

 1. Create the Java source file

    1. Create a .java text file in your favorite editor,

    2. Save it e.g. as 'HelloWorldApplet.java'

 2. Compile it using the Java compiler

     1. e.g. type the command on the command line:

      javac c:\HelloWorldApplet.java

       (this javac.exe usually can be found in the 'bin' directory
        of your Java installation)

     2. This will generate (after possible debugging) a file
        with the extension .class, so here:

     c:\HelloWorldApplet.class

 3. Create the HTML file

    1. create the following file in your favorite editor

    2. and save it as 'HelloWorldApplet.html'

 4. View the result

    1. By using your browser:

       -type the URL:

         c:\HelloWorldApplet.html

    2. By using SUN's appletviewer

       -type the command on the command line:

         appletviewer c:\HelloWorldApplet.html

     PS Make sure that you adapt this to the path of your files.

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Steps: Worked out:

How to create an Java applet that displays 'Hello World'?

 1. Create the following file in your favorite editor, and save it 
as 'c:\HelloWorldApplet.java'

     import java.applet.Applet;

     import java.awt.Graphics;

     public class HelloWorldApplet extends Applet {
      public void paint( Graphics g ) {
       g. drawString( "Hello world!", 50, 25 );
      }
     }

 2. Compile it using:

     javac c:\HelloWorldApplet.java

    This will generate, after possible debugging the file

     c:\HelloWorldApplet.class

 3. Create the following file in your favorite editor, and save it as
    'c:\HelloWorldApplet.html':

     <HTML>

     <HEAD>

     <TITLE>
      Hello World
     </TITLE>

     <BODY>

     This is the applet :<P>

     <APPLET
       CODE = "HelloWorldApplet.class"
       WIDTH = "150"
       HEIGHT = "50"
     >

     </APPLET>

     </BODY>

     </HTML>

  4. Open your browser, and run this file by typing the URL:

      c:\HelloWorldApplet.html


  5. This should show the text 'Hello world' in the rectangle
     in your browser screen.
    
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