What is an Applet - Java Applet Tutorial

Introduction

Applet is java program that can be embedded into HTML pages. Java applets runs on the java enables web browsers such as mozila and internet explorer. Applet is designed to run remotely on the client browser, so there are some restrictions on it. Applet can't access system resources on the local computer. Applets are used to make the web site more dynamic and entertaining. 

Advantages of Applet:

• Applets are cross platform and can run on Windows, Mac OS and Linux platform
• Applets can work all the version of Java Plugin
• Applets runs in a sandbox, so the user does not need to trust the code, so it can work without security approval
• Applets are supported by most web browsers
• Applets are cached in most web browsers, so will be quick to load when returning to a web page
• User can also have full access to the machine if user allows

Disadvantages of Java Applet:

• Java plug-in is required to run applet
• Java applet requires JVM so first time it takes significant startup time
• If applet is not already cached in the machine, it will be downloaded from internet and will take time
• Its difficult to desing and build good user interface in applets compared to HTML technology

Latest version of Java plug-in:

You can download the latest version of Java Plug-in for your browser from http://java.sun.com/j2se/

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vikas
August 13, 2011
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what is the best way to understand the java ?

B.SENTHIL KUMAR
October 24, 2011
haiiii

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super .........good.........

sanjeev kumar
November 18, 2011
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very good

shobhna
March 17, 2013
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thanks to java tutorial's.... help me..

sudha
December 23, 2011
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very gud............

siva
January 5, 2012
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how to create & run notepad using java

Suraj Rawat
January 18, 2012
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haw to create applets in java....

prashant khatri
March 12, 2012
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what is applet how to help us.......

viji
March 18, 2012
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can u pls give some idea abt "recording voice in a web page and converting that into text, text should be displayed in text boxes in tat web page" . Voice can be sent as .wav file to the server. but the server should convert that into text and display it

vikas bhosale
March 28, 2012
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very good

amrinder singh
March 30, 2012
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information regarding applets is very helpful and quite easy in language.

neha singla
April 10, 2012
gud aftrnun g

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why we use the applet? and why we needed applet?

vishal pandey
May 11, 2012
use of applet and what's need in formal society?

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nothing

Achyut
June 4, 2012
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why applet programing is not used in latest java programer.

shiva narayana
June 17, 2012
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hi, i am a beginner. why doesnt applet work that much good in net beans. is there any other platforms i should try? what are the changes i should do in net beans to make applet work good! //public void paint(Graphics g){ // g.drawString("simple applet",40,20); get cannot find symbol in my net beans!!!!:(

soso
June 23, 2012
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good

ajay
July 21, 2012
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i want to make the certified in java language so what i do

premkhan
August 22, 2012
applets program

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need more applets program in java

vinoth.r
September 7, 2012
definition of applet in differentn form

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Applet is window based program its architecture is differ from other normal program

sheetal
December 28, 2012
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i like this topic

mrudula
September 29, 2012
wow

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it's usefull

priyamvada gautam
September 29, 2012
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i want to know about the codingof an applet

saddam
October 19, 2012
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why requirment of applet

mojahid azhar
November 5, 2012
Bsc it

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project of java

Getenet Zigale
December 17, 2012
Advance Programming

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Explain the answer clearlly