import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.Applet;
public class AppletAnimatorSimple extends java.applet.Applet implements Runnable
{
    int frame;
    int delay;
    Thread animator;

    // Initialize the applet and compute the delay between frames.
    public void init()
    {
		animator = new Thread(this);
		animator.start();
    }

    // This method is called when the applet is no longer
    // visible. Set the animator variable to null so that the
    // thread will exit before displaying the next frame.

    public void stop()
    {
		animator = null;
    }

    // This method is called by the thread that was created in
    // the start method. It does the main animation.

    public void run() {
	//This is the animation loop.

	while (true)
	{
	    //Advance the animation frame.
	    frame++;

	    //Display it.
	    repaint();

	    //Delay depending on how far we are behind.
	    try
	    {
			Thread.sleep(100);
	    }
	    catch (Exception e)
	    {
			break;
	    }
	}
    }

    //Draw the current frame of animation.
    public void paint(Graphics g)
    {
		g.drawString("Frame: " + frame, 30, 30);
    }
}