<APPLET>

Defines an instance of a java applet which should be embedded into a web page. Java is an interpretted language that runs on all major platforms including Windows, Apple O/S, Linux and multiple Unix variants.

A java applet may have a graphical user interface and works much the same way that a normal software application would. The difference is that java applets have many security restrictions that prevent the code from harming your computer making them safe to download and run from the Internet.

Attributes

Attribute Description ID Identifies this tag to reference in script (program code) CLASS Define the class used to render this element (defined by a style sheet) TITLE A title that is associated with the element (displayed as a tooltip in Internet Explorer) CODEBASE URI where the code for the applet may be downloaded CODE Name of the classfile containing the applet subclass or the path to get the class NAME A name which identifies the applet instance allowing multiple applets on the same page to communicate with each other ARCHIVE A list of URIs containing classes and other resources which should be pre-loaded OBJECT Name of a resource where the applet can serialize it's current state and later be restored WIDTH Initial width of the applet's display area HEIGHT Initial height of the applet's display area

Example

<APPLET> code="Bubbles.class" width="500" height="500">
Java applet that draws animated bubbles.
</APPLET>

Compatibility

The tag is deprecated and will disappear in the future
It is replaced by the Object tag

HTML 4.01

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