Applet Parameter Passing via HTML

An applet can be configured through the use of applet parameters. For example, the contents for a news ticker applet could be specified through an applet parameter.

Here's how an applet parameter would be specified in an HTML file. The example specifies two applet parameters called p1 and p2:

<applet code=AppletClassName width="100" height="100">
    <param name="p1" value="some text">
    <param name="p2" value="some more text">
</applet>

Here's how the value of an applet parameter can be retrieved:

String parameterName = "p1";
String value = applet.getParameter(parameterName);

parameterName = "p2";
value = applet.getParameter(parameterName);