// This example is from the book "Java in a Nutshell, Second Edition". // Written by David Flanagan. Copyright (c) 1997 O'Reilly & Associates. // You may distribute this source code for non-commercial purposes only. // You may study, modify, and use this example for any purpose, as long as // this notice is retained. Note that this example is provided "as is", // WITHOUT WARRANTY of any kind either expressed or implied. import java.applet.*; import java.awt.*; public class ColorScribble extends Scribble { // Read in two color parameters and set the colors. public void init() { super.init(); Color foreground = getColorParameter("foreground"); Color background = getColorParameter("background"); if (foreground != null) this.setForeground(foreground); if (background != null) this.setBackground(background); } // Read the specified parameter. Interpret it as a hexadecimal // number of the form RRGGBB and convert it to a color. protected Color getColorParameter(String name) { String value = this.getParameter(name); try { return new Color(Integer.parseInt(value, 16)); } catch (Exception e) { return null; } } // Return information suitable for display in an About dialog box. public String getAppletInfo() { return "ColorScribble v. 0.02. Written by David Flanagan."; } // Return info about the supported parameters. Web browsers and applet // viewers should display this information, and may also allow users to // set the parameter values. public String[][] getParameterInfo() { return info; } // Here's the information that getParameterInfo() returns. // It is an array of arrays of strings describing each parameter. // Format: parameter name, parameter type, parameter description private String[][] info = { {"foreground", "hexadecimal color value", "foreground color"}, {"background", "hexadecimal color value", "background color"} }; }