Package java.applet

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Interface AppletStub

public  interface  java.applet.AppletStub
{
        // Methods
    public abstract void appletResize(int  width, int  height);	
    public abstract AppletContext getAppletContext();	
    public abstract URL getCodeBase();	
    public abstract URL getDocumentBase();	
    public abstract String getParameter(String  name);	
    public abstract boolean isActive();	
}

When an applet is first created, an applet stub is attached to it using the applet's setStub method . This stub serves as the interface between the applet and the browser environment or applet viewer environment in which the application is running.

Methods

appletResize

public abstract void appletResize(int  width, int  height) 

Called when the applet wants to be resized.

Parameter	Description
width	the new requested width for the applet
height	the new requested height for the applet

getAppletContext

public abstract AppletContext getAppletContext() 

Return Value:

Returns the applet's context.

getCodeBase

public abstract URL getCodeBase() 

Return Value:

Returns the URL of the applet.

getDocumentBase

public abstract URL getDocumentBase() 

Return Value:

Returns the URL of the document containing the applet.

getParameter

public abstract String getParameter(String  name) 

Returns the value of the named parameter in the HTML tag. For example, if an applet is specified as

	<applet code="Clock" width=50 height=50>
	<param name=Color value="blue">
	</applet> 

A call to getParameter("Color") returns the value "blue".

Return Value:

Returns the value of the named parameter.

Parameter	Description
name	a parameter name

isActive

public abstract boolean isActive() 

Determines if the applet is active. An applet is active just before its start method is called. It becomes inactive immediately after its stop method is called.

Return Value:

Returns true if the applet is active; false otherwise.