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Foil 29 The update Method

From Java Academy I:Elementary Java NPAC/ECS Java Academy -- February to April 1998 and 1999. by Nancy McCracken (foils by Tom Scavo)

The java.awt.Container.update Method
All of the methods in the previous diagram are called automatically by the Java VM
What if the programmer wants to repaint the applet explicitly?
In that case, call the update(...) method: public void update( Graphics g );
The update(...) method simply clears the applet window and calls paint(...)



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