Frame & Applet

[Thiru Thangavelu]

Why "hello world" is not printed when the constructor is present?

import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.Applet;
public class Sample extends Applet {
private String text = "Hello World";
public void init() {
add(new Label(text));
}
public Sample(String s) {
text = s;
}
}

[ June 12, 2002: Message edited by: Thiru Thangavelu ]
[ June 12, 2002: Message edited by: Thiru Thangavelu ]

[Thomas Paul]

Shouldn't that be text=s;

[Jose Botella]

The default constructor is needed. Otherwise, how the browser is going to pass the parameter?

[Thiru Thangavelu]

Yes, it is text = s
Why do we need the default constructor since we have the string "hello world" as parameter text. I think I am missing some concept here.

[Jose Botella]

It is not needed for setting the value of text, but in case the applet is going to be executed by a browser.

[Brusk Baran]

Applet vs Application??
I converted the applet so that it can be run as an application too.
is this allowed???
import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.Applet;
public class TestAppletMain extends Applet {
private String text = "Hello World";
public void init() {
add(new Label(text));
}
/*
public TestAppletMain (String s) {
text = s;
}
*/
public static void main(String args []){
TestAppletMain ss = new TestAppletMain ();
ss.init();
}
}