Lesson 3	Our sample applet
Objective	Review the code for an applet that works like a form.

Java Applet Tutorial

Building simple user interfaces is easy with the Java AWT.
Components like buttons and input fields are provided for you to use.
If you want a very simple appearance, and are not concerned with the precise appearance of your applet, you can get what you need in just a few lines of code. Here is the code for a complete applet that displays a form used to collect a name:

import the applet and AWT classes to use their short names

start of the applet definition

typically the user interface is built in init()

add a text label to the applet user interface

create an input field for text

add the input field to the applet user interface

create a button

add the button to the applet user interface

end of the init() override

end of the applet

Applet Appearance
To test this applet, you will need HTML.
Here is a page that will work:

<html>
<head>
<title>Form Tester</title>
<body bgcolor=white>
<h1>This applet behaves like an HTML form</h1>
<applet code="FormApplet.class" width=300 height=80>
</applet>
</body>
</html>

The following diagram demonstrates what it looks like when this applet is run.

This text comes from the HTML around the applet

The label

The input text field

The button

Of course, this applet does not actually do anything with the information you add to the form, it just displays the input field and button. In the next lesson, you will learn to design an applet that sends GET to a servlet

Form Applet - Exercise

Build an applet that displays a form in this exercise. Form Applet - Exercise