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How to create Animation
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import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
public class AppletAnimation extends Applet implements Runnable {
int frameNumber = -1;
int delay = 100;
Thread animatorThread;
boolean frozen = false;
public void init() {
String str;
addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
if (frozen) {
frozen = false;
start();
} else {
frozen = true;
stop();
}
}
});
}
public void start() {
if (!frozen) {
if (animatorThread == null) {
animatorThread = new Thread(this);
}
animatorThread.start();
}
}
public void stop() {
animatorThread = null;
}
public void run() {
Thread.currentThread().setPriority(Thread.MIN_PRIORITY);
long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
Thread currentThread = Thread.currentThread();
while (currentThread == animatorThread) {
frameNumber++;
repaint();
try {
startTime += delay;
Thread.sleep(100);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
break;
}
}
}
public void paint(Graphics g) {
g.drawString("Frame " + frameNumber, 0, 30);
}
}
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