Multiple applets help

Question

I am very new to java and I have written several stand alone applets but when I try to call the different applets from a main they fail to load or end up in a new instance loop. Sorry if the verbage is incorrect. Here is an example of what I am trying to accomplish
public class MainLayout extends Applet implements ActionListener,MouseListener {
menuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run()
new anotherApplet(); //not working
createAndShowFrame(); // works and creates an empty frame.
public static void createAndShowFrame() {
JFrame myFrame = new JFrame("My JFrame");
myFrame.setSize(250, 250);
myFrame.setLocation(300,200);
myFrame.getContentPane().add(BorderLayout.CENTER, new JTextArea(10, 40));
myFrame.show();
Like I said "MainLayout" runs no problem but I am unable to load "anotherApplet". However if I run anotherApplet seperately it executes correctly. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Applet containers usually invoke a number of lifecycle methods on their applets, such as init, start, stop, destroy, etc. and provide an AppletContext. If your applets rely on any of these methods, then your attempt to execute them from a main should invoke those methods and potentially provide a context.