How to stop flickering in this code

Question

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

/*
<applet height=800 width=600 code="RaceApplet.java"></applet>
*/

public class RaceApplet extends JApplet implements KeyListener
{
    private Image player;
    private Image bg;
    private int nx = 800;
    private int ny = 0;
    private Rectangle rect;

    private void loadPicture()
    {
        bg = new ImageIcon("RaceBack.png").getImage();
        player = new ImageIcon("KD//KDE.png").getImage();
    }

    public void init()
    {
        loadPicture();
        rect = new Rectangle(250, 93, 50, 50);
        this.addKeyListener(this);
    }

    public void paint(Graphics g)
    {
        super.paint(g);
        g.setColor(Color.green);
        g.fillRect(0, 0, 34567, 34567);
        g.drawImage(bg, nx - 800, ny, null);
        g.drawImage(player, rect.x, rect.y, null);

    }

    public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e)
    {
        if( e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT )
        {
            nx = nx - 20;
            player = new ImageIcon("KD//KDE.png").getImage();
        }
        if( e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT )
        {
            nx = nx + 20;
            player = new ImageIcon("KD//KDW.png").getImage();
        }
        if( e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_UP )
        {
            ny = ny + 20;
            player = new ImageIcon("KD//KDN.png").getImage();
        }
        if( e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN )
        {
            ny = ny - 20;
            player = new ImageIcon("KD//KDS.png").getImage();
        }

        repaint();
    }

    public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e)
    {

    }

    public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e)
    {

    }

}

The problem is when I move my car on the applet screen it flickers. Is there any solution to this. How can I make it Flicker free screen. I have searched on most of the sites but the way they showed it didn't worked that much

thnx for help in advance

Answer 1

You should load all your images at the begining instead of instantiating them every time you need them.