what is the order of execution

[gayathri bhushan]

hi,
i would like to know the order or flow of execution of a java program and an applet when compiling and running...
like it starts with main...and then..
looking forward for a good reply...
gayathri

[Val Dra]

order is init, start, paint , stop

import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
public class TestApplet extends Applet  {
public void init(){
System.out.println("init");
}
public void start() {
System.out.println("start");
}
public void paint(Graphics g){
System.out.println("paint");
}
public void stop(){
System.out.println("stoped");
}
}

[Grant Crofton]

An application just does main().
Not sure about compilation, though.

[Graeme Brown]

The applet lifecycle is a bit more complicated than described above.
It is correct that init is called first, then start. After that stop will be called if the browser loses the focus (the user moves to another window) and start will be called when focus is regained. Lastly destroy is called. Paint can be called at any time that the screen area needs to be refreshed, resizing the window or dragging another window over the top etc etc.
To summarise
init() first
then one or more iterations of start() - stop()
finally destroy()

[gayathri bhushan]

thanks to all of you.