Class ChatApplet

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.awt.Component
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        +--java.awt.Container
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              +--java.awt.Panel
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                    +--java.applet.Applet
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                          +--ChatApplet

All Implemented Interfaces:

javax.accessibility.Accessible, java.awt.image.ImageObserver, java.awt.MenuContainer, java.lang.Runnable, java.io.Serializable

public class ChatApplet

extends java.applet.Applet

implements java.lang.Runnable

ChatApplet is the main client class for the chat room. It manages all user communication, sends client strings to the server, and displays results from the server.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Inner classes inherited from class java.applet.Applet

java.applet.Applet.AccessibleApplet

Inner classes inherited from class java.awt.Panel

java.awt.Panel.AccessibleAWTPanel

Inner classes inherited from class java.awt.Container

java.awt.Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Inner classes inherited from class java.awt.Component

java.awt.Component.AccessibleAWTComponent

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component

BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

Constructor Summary

ChatApplet()

Method Summary

void	destroy() Break the communication link.
java.lang.String	getAppletInfo() Retrieve information about the applet
void	init() Initialize the applet and set up the GUI.
void	run() This method executes in a separate thread.
java.awt.Dimension	setSize() Return the size of the frame in which the applet is displayed

Methods inherited from class java.applet.Applet

getAccessibleContext, getAppletContext, getAudioClip, getAudioClip, getCodeBase, getDocumentBase, getImage, getImage, getLocale, getParameter, getParameterInfo, isActive, newAudioClip, play, play, resize, resize, setStub, showStatus, start, stop

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Panel

addNotify

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addImpl, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getInsets, getLayout, getListeners, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getPreferredSize, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paint, paintComponents, paramString, preferredSize, print, printComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, removeNotify, setFont, setLayout, update, validate, validateTree

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, contains, createImage, createImage, disable, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBounds, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getGraphics, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHeight, getInputContext, getInputMethodRequests, getLocation, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getName, getParent, getPeer, getSize, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, getWidth, getX, getY, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, hide, imageUpdate, inside, isDisplayable, isDoubleBuffered, isEnabled, isFocusTraversable, isLightweight, isOpaque, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, printAll, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, repaint, requestFocus, reshape, setBackground, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setEnabled, setForeground, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, setVisible, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ChatApplet

public ChatApplet()

Method Detail

init

public void init()

Initialize the applet and set up the GUI.

Overrides:

init in class java.applet.Applet

setSize

public java.awt.Dimension setSize()

Return the size of the frame in which the applet is displayed

Returns:

The size of the Frame.

run

public void run()

This method executes in a separate thread. It continuously looks for server communication and displays anything it receives.

Specified by:

run in interface java.lang.Runnable

getAppletInfo

public java.lang.String getAppletInfo()

Retrieve information about the applet

Overrides:

getAppletInfo in class java.applet.Applet

Returns:

The information String.

destroy

public void destroy()

Break the communication link.

Overrides:

destroy in class java.applet.Applet