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Converting a JFrame to a JApplet

I have a JFrame application working nicely. However now I'd like to run it on the web as an Applet. This is what I've done:

import MyPackage.*;

import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

public class MyName extends JApplet
{

     public void init() {
        setSize(600,450);
        new MyName()
     }

    public MyName() {
        JShellFrame frame = new JShellFrame(true, null, null);
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }

}

How can I make an html file to run this applet? Also, I have an external jar file that the applet will need. Does the applet not need a main method?

Solution

  • Check out Getting Started With Applets. It covers relevant methods and life cycle. It mentions main method as well:

    Unlike Java applications, applets do not need to implement a main method.

    Deployment section covers HTML file details. For dependency jars you can specify more than one jar in archive attribute of applet tag.