Simple And Advanced Java Programs

/* Program In Java To Display A text and to scroll the text from left to right, display the text as colored */

import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;

public class HoriScroll2 extends Applet implements Runnable
{
String message = "Pay-Per-Play Starts on Feburary....";
int x,y;
Dimension size;

public void init()
{
//set initial co-ordinates for message
x = 300;
y = 50;
//creates new thread
Thread t = new Thread(this);
t.start();
}
public void run()
{
while (true)
{
try
{
/*initialize size to contain the current size of the applet window */

size = getSize();
/* if co-ordinate of the text is lesser than a value say 5 reset the width of the applet the x coordinate to 500 else decrement x */

if(x< 5)
x = 500;
x--;
Thread.sleep(50);
}
catch(InterruptedException e)
{
}
repaint();
}
}

public void paint(Graphics g)
{
g.setFont(new Font("Terminal",Font.BOLD|Font.ITALIC,26));
g.setColor(Color.green);
g.drawString(message,x,y);
}
}

/*< applet code=HoriScroll2 Width=500 Height = 500>< /applet>*/