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You are here: Test Case Description for applets within <applet> tag > Test Case #8 for applets within <applet>: param

Applets: APPLET (param)

This test case tests the <applet> tag with its optional <param> tag which provides a method for applets to get input from the HTML file containing an <applet> tag through the use of applet parameters. In the HTML file that contains the embedded applet, each parameter is indicated by using the <param> tag with its two attributes name and value. The <param> tag goes inside the opening and closing <applet> tag.

Test Instructions

  1. Verify that the samples display correctly for the following test case.
  2. Verify that the java applet is maintained when you minimize/maximize the screen.
  3. Verify that the java applet is maintained when you re-size left & right the screen.
  4. Verify that the java applet is maintained when you re-size top & bottom the screen.
  5. Verify re-draw takes place correctly after maximizing the screen.
  6. Verify reload works.

Test Case: sample java applet with different param values.
(using <applet codebase=class pathname code="class name" width=value height=value> <param name=name value=value></applet>)

Sample 1. "Jitter Text" applet with a set of parameters values:

<applet codebase="." code="JitterText.class" width="400" height="80">
<param name="BGCOLOR" value="000000">
<param name=TEXTCOLOR value="FF0000">
<param name="TEXT" value="JitterText!">
<param name=SPEED value="250">
<param name="RANDOMCOLOR" value="1">
</applet>

Sample 2. "Jitter Text" applet with a different set of parameters values:

<applet codebase="." code="JitterText.class" width="450" height="50">
<param name="BGCOLOR" value="000000">
<param name="TEXTCOLOR" value="FF0000">
<param name="TEXT" value="Welcome to Dogbert!">
<param name="SPEED" value="300">
</applet>

Sample 3. "Jitter Text" applet with no parameters values:

<applet codebase="." code="JitterText.class" width="450" height="50"></applet>