replacement for applets

[leo zeo]

I have developed a game using applets in which a ball shows its trajectory to hit an object.
For that i have used repaint method of applet to paint applet again and again when the coordinates of the ball get changed.

If i have to develop same game without using applet how can i get the same result.
I think i have to use threads for displaying the trajectory of the ball.

please guide me whether i m going on right track or i have to use something else.
Any pointers will be appreciated.
thanks in advance

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Leozeo

[Norm Radder]

I wouldn't think you need to change the logic much in the applet. You could wrap code around an applet that allows an applet to run as an application.
Here's how I did it with AWT code:

// Define a wrapper class for the applet
/*  Changes:
   26 Dec 2007 - Added getDocumentBase() code
*/
 
package NormsTools;
 
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.net.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
 
import NormsTools.AppletHelper;
 

public class AppletWrapper extends Container implements AppletStub, AppletContext {
 
    Applet applet;
    AppletHelper ah;
    boolean debug = false;
 
    // Constructor
    public AppletWrapper(Applet a, AppletHelper ah, int x, int y) {  
       applet = a;  
       this.ah = ah;
       setSize(x, y);
       Dimension ss = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
       setLocation((ss.width-x)/2, (ss.height-y)/2);
       add(a, "Center");
       a.setStub(this);
 
       a.init();
       setVisible(true);              // <<<< NOTE <<<<<<<<<<<<
       a.start();
   } // end constructor
  
    // AppletStub methods
    public boolean   isActive() { return true; }
    public URL       getDocumentBase() {
        return ah.getCurrDir();   // QnD same as getCodeBase()
      }
    public URL       getCodeBase() {
        return ah.getCurrDir();
    }
 
    public String    getParameter(String name) {
      return ah.getParam(name);
    }
 
    public AppletContext getAppletContext() { return this; }
    public void      appletResize(int width, int height) {}
   
    // AppletContext methods
    public AudioClip getAudioClip(URL url) { return null; }
    public Image     getImage(URL url) { return null; }
    public Applet    getApplet(String name) { return null; }
    public Enumeration getApplets() { return null; }
    public void      showDocument(URL url) {}
    public void      showDocument(URL url, String target) {}
    public void      showStatus(String status) {}
    public Iterator getStreamKeys() {return null;}
    public InputStream getStream(String s){return null;}
    public void setStream(String s, InputStream is) throws IOException{     }
} // end class AppletWrapper
 
// Define an Interface for getting Param values
package NormsTools;
 
import java.net.*;
 
public interface AppletHelper {
   public String getParam(String name);
   public URL getCurrDir();
}  // end AppletHelper

[Ben Souther]

"leo zeo",
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-Ben