source: trunk/src/gcc/libjava/java/applet/Applet.java@ 1213

/* Applet.java -- Java base applet class
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package java.applet;

import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Image;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.Locale;

/**
  * This is the base applet class.  An applet is a Java program that
  * runs inside a web browser or other applet viewer in a restricted
  * environment.
  *
  * @author Aaron M. Renn ([email protected])
  */
public class Applet extends java.awt.Panel implements java.io.Serializable
{
  // The applet stub for this applet
  private AppletStub stub;

  /**
    * Default constructor for subclasses.
    */
  public Applet() {}

  /**
    * Returns the URL of the document this applet is embedded in.
    *
    * @return The URL of the document this applet is embedded in.
    */
  public URL getDocumentBase()
  {
    return (stub.getDocumentBase ());
  }

  /**
    * Returns the URL of the code base for this applet.
    *
    * @return The URL of the code base for this applet.
    */
  public URL getCodeBase()
  {
    return (stub.getCodeBase ());
  }

  /**
    * Returns the value of the specified parameter that was specified in 
    * the <APPLET> tag for this applet.
    *
    * @param name The parameter name.
    *
    * @param value The parameter value, or <code>null</code> if the parameter
    * does not exist.
    */
  public String getParameter(String name)
  {
    return (stub.getParameter (name));
  }

  /**
    * Returns the applet context for this applet.
    *
    * @return The applet context for this applet.
    */
  public AppletContext getAppletContext()
  {
    return (stub.getAppletContext ());
  }

  /**
    * Tests whether or not this applet is currently active.
    *
    * @return <code>true</code> if this applet is active, <code>false</code>
    * otherwise.
    */
  public boolean isActive()
  {
    return (stub.isActive ());
  }

  /**
    * Requests that the applet window for this applet be resized.
    *
    * @param width The new width in pixels.
    * @param height The new height in pixels.
    */
  public void resize(int width, int height)
  {
    stub.appletResize (width, height);
  }

  /**
    * Requests that the applet window for this applet be resized.
    *
    * @param dim The <code>Dimension</code> object with the requested
    * width and height.
    */
  public void resize(Dimension dim)
  {
    resize (dim.width, dim.height);
  }

  /**
    * Returns an audio clip from the specified URL.
    *
    * @param url The URL of the audio clip.
    *
    * @return The retrieved audio clip. 
    */
  public AudioClip getAudioClip(URL url)
  {
    return (getAppletContext ().getAudioClip (url));
  }

  /**
    * Returns an audio clip from the specified URL and name
    *
    * @param url The base URL of the audio clip.
    * @param name The name of the clip relative to the URL.
    *
    * @return The retrieved audio clip. 
    */
  public AudioClip getAudioClip(URL url, String name)
  {
    try
      {
        return (getAppletContext ().getAudioClip (new URL (url.toExternalForm()
                                                           + name)));
      }
    catch(Exception e)
      {
        return (getAudioClip (url));
      }
  }

  /**
    * Loads and plays the audio clip pointed to by the specified URL.
    *
    * @param The URL of the audio clip.
    */
  public void play (URL url)
  {
    getAudioClip (url).play ();
  }

  /**
    * Loads and plays the audio clip pointed to by the specified URL.
    *
    * @param The base URL of the audio clip.
    * @param name The name of the audio clip relative to the URL.
    */
  public void play (URL url, String name)
  {
    getAudioClip (url, name).play ();
  }

  /**
    * Returns an image from the specified URL.  Note that the image is not
    * actually retrieved until the applet attempts to display it, so this
    * method returns immediately.
    *
    * @param url The URL of the image.
    *
    * @return The retrieved image.
    */
  public Image getImage(URL url)
  {
    return (getAppletContext ().getImage (url));
  }

  /**
    * Returns an image from the specified URL.  Note that the image is not
    * actually retrieved until the applet attempts to display it, so this
    * method returns immediately.
    *
    * @param url The base URL of the image.
    * @param name The name of the image relative to the URL.
    *
    * @return The retrieved image.
    */
  public Image getImage(URL url, String name)
  {
    try
      {
        return (getAppletContext ().getImage (new URL (url.toExternalForm()
                                                       + name)));
      }
    catch(Exception e)
      {
        return (getImage (url));
      }
  }

  /**
    * Returns the locale for this applet, if it has been set.  If no applet
    * specific locale has been set, the default locale is returned.
    *
    * @return The locale for this applet.
    */
  public Locale getLocale()
  {
    return (super.getLocale ());
  }

  /**
    * Returns a descriptive string with applet defined information.  The
    * implementation in this class returns <code>null</code>.  Applets who
    * wish to return this information should override.
    *
    * @return A string describing the applet.
    */
  public String getAppletInfo()
  {
    return (null);
  }

  /**
    * Returns a list of parameters this applet supports.  Each element of
    * the array is a list of three strings with the name of the parameter,
    * the data type or valid values, and a description.  This method is
    * optional and the default implementation returns <code>null</code>.
    *
    * @return The list of parameters supported by this applet.
    */
  public String[][] getParameterInfo()
  {
    return (null);
  }

  /**
    * This method is called when the applet is first loaded.  The default
    * implementation does nothing.  Applets that wish to do one time
    * initialization should override.
    */
  public void init() {}

  /**
    * This method is called when the applet is being unloaded.  The default
    * implementation does nothing.  Applets that need to clean up resources
    * on exit should override.
    */
  public void destroy() {}

  /**
    * This method is called when the applet should start running.  This is
    * normally each time a web page containing it is loaded.  The default
    * implemention does nothing.  Subclasses should override.
    */
  public void start() {}

  /**
    * This method is called when the applet should stop running.  This is
    * normally when the next web page is loaded.  The default implementation
    * does nothing.
    */
  public void stop() {}

  /**
    * The browser calls this method to set the applet's stub, which is the
    * low level interface to the browser.
    *
    * @param stub The applet stub for this applet.
    */
  public final void setStub (AppletStub stub)
  {
    this.stub = stub;
  }

} // class Applet