Can't display components on applet

[Cody Tang]

Hi,

Please help me. When I run the following applet it doesn't show any of the
components on the first time. However, if I resize the appletviewer window
then everything show up. Where did I do wrong?

cody

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import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.*;

class LoginThread extends Thread implements ActionListener {
private LoginPanel pnlMain;
private String s;
private Applet ap;

public LoginThread(Applet applet, String name) {
s = name;
ap = applet;
}

public void run() {
ap.add(s, pnlMain = new LoginPanel(this));
}

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
}

}

class LoginPanel extends Panel {
private Label lblWelcome = new Label("Welcome Message");
private Label lblLogin = new Label("Login: ");
private Label lblPasswd = new Label("Password: ");
private TextField txtLogin = new TextField(10);
private TextField txtPasswd = new TextField(10);
private Button btnOK = new Button("OK");
private Button btnReset = new Button("Reset");
private Panel pnlLogin, pnlRow1, pnlRow2, pnlRow3;
private ActionListener al;

// Constructor
LoginPanel(ActionListener listener) {
al = listener;
setLayout(new BorderLayout());
pnlRow1 = makePanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER, 4, 2));
pnlRow1.add(lblWelcome);
pnlRow2 = makePanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.LEFT, 4, 2));
pnlRow2.add(lblLogin);
pnlRow2.add(txtLogin);
pnlRow2.add(lblPasswd);
pnlRow2.add(txtPasswd);
txtPasswd.setEchoChar('*');
pnlRow3 = makePanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER, 4, 2));
pnlRow3.add(btnOK);
pnlRow3.add(btnReset);
pnlLogin = makePanel(new BorderLayout(2, 2));
pnlLogin.add("North", pnlRow1);
pnlLogin.add("Center", pnlRow2);
pnlLogin.add("South", pnlRow3);

btnOK.addActionListener(al);
btnReset.addActionListener(al);

add(pnlLogin);
}

// returns a Panel object and sets the LayoutManager
private Panel makePanel(LayoutManager lm) {
Panel p = new Panel();
p.setLayout(lm);
return p;
}
}

public class Test extends Applet {
public LoginThread mainThread1 = new LoginThread(this, "North");
public LoginThread mainThread2 = new LoginThread(this, "South");

public void init() {
setLayout(new BorderLayout());
mainThread1.start();
mainThread2.start();
}

}

[Ruchi Dhar]

Since you are constructing the GUI components in Thread by the time browser(appletviewer)
invokes init() there is no GUI to display. If you see your applet flow in
init() method you are spwaning threads which won't display GUI immediatly
and init method will be done immediatly before your GUI being constructed
so there is no display after init no sizing of the components etc. Try to
keep your GUI construction in main thread of applet.

"Cody Tang" <cody_tang@tom.com> wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>Please help me. When I run the following applet it doesn't show any of the
>components on the first time. However, if I resize the appletviewer window
>then everything show up. Where did I do wrong?
>
>cody
>
>*****************************************
>
>import java.awt.*;
>import java.applet.*;
>import java.awt.event.*;
>import java.util.*;
>
>class LoginThread extends Thread implements ActionListener {
> private LoginPanel pnlMain;
> private String s;
> private Applet ap;
>
> public LoginThread(Applet applet, String name) {
> s = name;
> ap = applet;
> }
>
> public void run() {
> ap.add(s, pnlMain = new LoginPanel(this));
> }
>
> public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
> }
>
>}
>
>class LoginPanel extends Panel {
> private Label lblWelcome = new Label("Welcome Message");
> private Label lblLogin = new Label("Login: ");
> private Label lblPasswd = new Label("Password: ");
> private TextField txtLogin = new TextField(10);
> private TextField txtPasswd = new TextField(10);
> private Button btnOK = new Button("OK");
> private Button btnReset = new Button("Reset");
> private Panel pnlLogin, pnlRow1, pnlRow2, pnlRow3;
> private ActionListener al;
>
> // Constructor
> LoginPanel(ActionListener listener) {
> al = listener;
> setLayout(new BorderLayout());
> pnlRow1 = makePanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER, 4, 2));
> pnlRow1.add(lblWelcome);
> pnlRow2 = makePanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.LEFT, 4, 2));
> pnlRow2.add(lblLogin);
> pnlRow2.add(txtLogin);
> pnlRow2.add(lblPasswd);
> pnlRow2.add(txtPasswd);
> txtPasswd.setEchoChar('*');
> pnlRow3 = makePanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER, 4, 2));
> pnlRow3.add(btnOK);
> pnlRow3.add(btnReset);
> pnlLogin = makePanel(new BorderLayout(2, 2));
> pnlLogin.add("North", pnlRow1);
> pnlLogin.add("Center", pnlRow2);
> pnlLogin.add("South", pnlRow3);
>
> btnOK.addActionListener(al);
> btnReset.addActionListener(al);
>
> add(pnlLogin);
> }
>
> // returns a Panel object and sets the LayoutManager
> private Panel makePanel(LayoutManager lm) {
> Panel p = new Panel();
> p.setLayout(lm);
> return p;
> }
>}
>
>public class Test extends Applet {
> public LoginThread mainThread1 = new LoginThread(this, "North");
> public LoginThread mainThread2 = new LoginThread(this, "South");
>
> public void init() {
> setLayout(new BorderLayout());
> mainThread1.start();
> mainThread2.start();
> }
>
>}