Animation Thread for Applet

Another way to introduce a thread is to create a thread that uses a run method in another class. This class has to be declared to implement the interface Runnable, which has one method called run.

This is the correct way to run an animation in an applet, which can show a simulation or other sequence of drawings.

We have created a template program for an applet with a drawing area for the animation and a layout with room for several control buttons, textfields, etc.

Another way to introduce a thread is to create a thread that uses a run method in another class. This class has to be declared to implement the interface Runnable, which has one method called run.