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package java.beans;
import java.applet.Applet;
import java.beans.beancontext.BeanContext;
/**
* <p>
* This interface is designed to work in collusion with java.beans.Beans.instantiate.
* The interafce is intended to provide mechanism to allow the proper
* initialization of JavaBeans that are also Applets, during their
* instantiation by java.beans.Beans.instantiate().
* </p>
*
* @see java.beans.Beans#instantiate
*
* @since 1.2
*
*/
public interface AppletInitializer {
/**
* <p>
* If passed to the appropriate variant of java.beans.Beans.instantiate
* this method will be called in order to associate the newly instantiated
* Applet (JavaBean) with its AppletContext, AppletStub, and Container.
* </p>
* <p>
* Conformant implementations shall:
* <ol>
* <li> Associate the newly instantiated Applet with the appropriate
* AppletContext.
*
* <li> Instantiate an AppletStub() and associate that AppletStub with
* the Applet via an invocation of setStub().
*
* <li> If BeanContext parameter is null, then it shall associate the
* Applet with its appropriate Container by adding that Applet to its
* Container via an invocation of add(). If the BeanContext parameter is
* non-null, then it is the responsibility of the BeanContext to associate
* the Applet with its Container during the subsequent invocation of its
* addChildren() method.
* </ol>
* </p>
*
* @param newAppletBean The newly instantiated JavaBean
* @param bCtxt The BeanContext intended for this Applet, or
* null.
*/
void initialize(Applet newAppletBean, BeanContext bCtxt);
/**
* <p>
* Activate, and/or mark Applet active. Implementors of this interface
* shall mark this Applet as active, and optionally invoke its start()
* method.
* </p>
*
* @param newApplet The newly instantiated JavaBean
*/
void activate(Applet newApplet);
}