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25
26package java.beans;
27
28import java.applet.Applet;
29
30import java.beans.beancontext.BeanContext;
31
32/**
33 * This interface is designed to work in collusion with java.beans.Beans.instantiate.
34 * The interface is intended to provide mechanism to allow the proper
35 * initialization of JavaBeans that are also Applets, during their
36 * instantiation by java.beans.Beans.instantiate().
37 *
38 * @see java.beans.Beans#instantiate
39 *
40 * @since 1.2
41 *
42 * @deprecated The Applet API is deprecated. See the
43 * <a href="../applet/package-summary.html"> java.applet package
44 * documentation</a> for further information.
45 */
46@Deprecated(since = "9")
47public interface AppletInitializer {
48
49    /**
50     * <p>
51     * If passed to the appropriate variant of java.beans.Beans.instantiate
52     * this method will be called in order to associate the newly instantiated
53     * Applet (JavaBean) with its AppletContext, AppletStub, and Container.
54     * </p>
55     * <p>
56     * Conformant implementations shall:
57     * <ol>
58     * <li> Associate the newly instantiated Applet with the appropriate
59     * AppletContext.
60     *
61     * <li> Instantiate an AppletStub() and associate that AppletStub with
62     * the Applet via an invocation of setStub().
63     *
64     * <li> If BeanContext parameter is null, then it shall associate the
65     * Applet with its appropriate Container by adding that Applet to its
66     * Container via an invocation of add(). If the BeanContext parameter is
67     * non-null, then it is the responsibility of the BeanContext to associate
68     * the Applet with its Container during the subsequent invocation of its
69     * addChildren() method.
70     * </ol>
71     *
72     * @param newAppletBean  The newly instantiated JavaBean
73     * @param bCtxt          The BeanContext intended for this Applet, or
74     *                       null.
75     */
76    void initialize(Applet newAppletBean, BeanContext bCtxt);
77
78    /**
79     * <p>
80     * Activate, and/or mark Applet active. Implementors of this interface
81     * shall mark this Applet as active, and optionally invoke its start()
82     * method.
83     * </p>
84     *
85     * @param newApplet  The newly instantiated JavaBean
86     */
87    void activate(Applet newApplet);
88}
89