In need of thread help...please!

Question

Have a map like applet running on netscape6.2 and IE5.0 both using the java plug-in 1.4. Here is the deal, want to make applet as a thread so I can stop and start at will. Unfortunately my applet wont show as a thread. It runs all the way through to the run and just stays at run, but doesnt show the "Map". Whereas it shows the map without the thread. Reason I'm trying to do the thread is b/c of post: "cache or stop/start problem" Please help!
Code before thread:
public class myApplet extends JApplet
public MapObj map;
public myApplet() {}
public void init()
System.out.println("DApplet: init");
try
jbInit();
catch(Exception e)
e.printStackTrace();
private void jbInit() throws Exception
addComponentListener(new java.awt.event.ComponentAdapter()
public void componentResized(java.awt.event.ComponentEvent e)
java.awt.Component c = e.getComponent();
Map = new MapObj(int, int);
getContentPane().add(Map);
public void start()
System.out.println("DApplet: started");
public void stop() {
System.gc();
System.out.println("DApplet: stoped");
public void destroy()
System.out.println("DApplet: destroyed");
Code after thread:
public class DApplet extends JApplet implements Runnable{
public MapObj Map;
public Thread AppletThread = null;
public myApplet() {}
public void init()
try
jbInit();
catch(Exception e)
e.printStackTrace();
/**Component initialization*/
private void jbInit() throws Exception
java.awt.Dimension sd = java.awt.Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
addComponentListener(new java.awt.event.ComponentAdapter()
public void componentResized(java.awt.event.ComponentEvent e) {
java.awt.Component c = e.getComponent();}
Map = new MapObj(int, int);
public void start()
if(AppletThread == null)
AppletThread = new Thread(this, "myApplet");
AppletThread.start();
public void stop()
AppletThread = null;
System.gc();
public void run()
getContentPane().add(Map);
}

Answer 1

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.applet.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.*;
public class Applet extends JApplet implements Runnable{
boolean isStandalone = false;
public MapObj Map;
private int winW =1960;
private int winH = 1700;
public Thread AppletThread;
public DApplet() {
public void run(){
try {
jbInit();
catch(Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
private void jbInit() throws Exception {
java.awt.Dimension sd = java.awt.Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
winW = sd.width - 30;
winH = sd.height - 30;
setSize(winW, winH);
addComponentListener(new java.awt.event.ComponentAdapter() {
public void componentResized(java.awt.event.ComponentEvent e) {
java.awt.Component c = e.getComponent();
Map = new MapObj(winW, winH);
getContentPane().add(Map);
public void start() {
if(AppletThread == null)
     AppletThread = new Thread(this, "Applet");
     AppletThread.start();
public void stop() {
AppletThread.stop();
AppletThread = null;
System.exit();
System.gc();
public void destroy()
System.gc();
}