Hey,

   I want to write some data onto my applet. I need to have a thread that
reads data from a socket and prints it to the applet. I have the socket and
the formatting all done, but I don't know if I should use a canvas or just
paint to the applet directly. I can use the applet's run() method and just
paint to it's graphics object. Is there some reason not to directly draw
onto an applet?

Thanks,

//Rob

Either one will work. (directly on applet's paint() or on a new canvas)

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Rob Love [SMTP:robert.w.love@intel.com]
> Posted At:	Monday, July 07, 2003 4:41 PM
> Posted To:	comp.lang.java.programmer
> Conversation:	applet vs. canvas in applet
> Subject:	applet vs. canvas in applet
> 
> Hey,
> 
>    I want to write some data onto my applet. I need to have a thread
> that
> reads data from a socket and prints it to the applet. I have the
> socket and
> the formatting all done, but I don't know if I should use a canvas or
> just
> paint to the applet directly. I can use the applet's run() method and
> just
> paint to it's graphics object. Is there some reason not to directly
> draw
> onto an applet?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> //Rob
>