Re: Simple java test

From:
"Oliver Wong" <owong@castortech.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Thu, 1 Feb 2007 15:59:30 -0500
Message-ID:
<Twswh.58$Dl6.20725@weber.videotron.net>
"Howard Brazee" <howard@brazee.net> wrote in message
news:f4h4s21kacodklc3i0g5smcd8sh4nmc0oj@4ax.com...

I tried the applet in chapter two of _Java and JavaScript Programming_
by Peter Wayner, and was able to compile it into the same directory as
the .java file. That chapter said to use a browser to run it. But
it has a System.out.println(message); in it. Firefox says "Applet
Kids started". I would rather not run Resin in this exercise and
don't know if it would help. Is there a different setting that I
need if we are to use this book's examples?

Here's the code:
kids.html:
<HTML>
 <HEAD>
   <TITLE>Kids Title</TITLE>
 </HEAD>
 <BODY>
   <h1>Kids Header</h1>
   <hr>
   <applet code="Kids.class" width 0 height 0>
</applet>
 </BODY>
</HTML>
=================================
Kids.java:
import java.applet.Applet;

public class Kids extends Applet {
 int boredomFactor = 3;
 // how long until they quit.
 String message = "";
 // What they normally say
 String quitMessage = "";
 // What they say when they quit
 public void MyTurn(Kids WhozNext){
   if (boredomFactor-- <= 0){
     System.out.println(quitMessage);
   }
   else {
     System.out.println(message);
     WhozNext.MyTurn(this);
   }
}

 public void init(){
   Kids Bobby, Kenny;
   Bobby = new Kids ();
   Bobby.message = "Kenny, you did it.";
   Bobby.boredomFactor = 4;
   Bobby.quitMessage="Fine.";
   Kenny = new Kids();
   Kenny.message="Bobby, you did it.";
   Kenny.quitMessage="Fine";
   Kenny.MyTurn(Bobby);
 }
// public static void main(String[] args){
// System.out.println("testing Kids");
// }
}


I don't know why this program was coded as an applet instead of as an
application. The messages sent via System.out.println() should show up in
the Java console, though.

    - Oliver

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