MARCUS' JAVA APPLETS

Writing Java Applets

Java is one of the hottest topics on the World Wide Web, and for good reason. It offers expanded portability for Web content, including sound and animation, without the use of plug-ins or other helper applications, and independent of host hardware. In this sense, Java has helped promote a change in the way page developers think about content on the World Wide Web, similar to the way the World Wide Web changed the way people think about the Internet.

Getting to know Java

Java is an object-oriented programming language developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. Although not initially conceived as a way to expand the interactivity and capability of Web pages, it didn't take long for people to see how the platform-independent nature of Java made an ideal fit with the nature of the Internet.

In the past, when an author developed a page with special content beyond the constraints of HTML, an important decision had to be made: either use helper-applications or shift the necessary processing to the server. The first solution meant that some content would be inaccessible to some users if they didn't have the helper application or if a helper was unavailable for their system. The second solution meant excluding some content because inherently slow modem lines made animation and sounds unworkable over normal network connections.

Enter Sun's Java. By utilizing a key feature of Java---platform independence---Java applets can implement sound, animation, and other user interactivity regardless of platform.

The links below are the Java Applets created by Marcus:

TriangleMethodDemo.java

HouseDemo.java

FirstEvent.java

WindowBlind.java

LabelDemo.java

InchesToCm.java

Voting.java

Dice1.java

TomAndJerry.java

Max.java

ButtonCount.java

Dice2.java

LittleAndlarge.java

Safe.java

Ball.java

PlayBalloon.java

Accumulate.java

GraphDraw.java

Sales.java

StringDemo.java

ExceptionDemo1.java