Need help creating URL for getImage

Question

In the following code example, I get an error when javac compiling. I need help, because I cannot determine what is wrong. "....." denotes extraneous code removed for readability.
import java.awt.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.applet.*;
import java.net.*;
public class testapp extends java.applet.Applet implements java.lang.Runnable
public static void main(String[] argv)
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public void init()
Toolkit toolkit = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit();
Image image1 = toolkit.getImage("imageFile.gif");
Image image2 = toolkit.getImage( new URL("http://java.sun.com/graphics/people.gif"));
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javac reports:
unreported exception java.net.MalformedURLException; must be caught or declared to be thrown
Image image2 = toolkit.getImage( new URL ("http://java.sun.com/graphics/people.gif"));
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Answer 1

With this recommended code:
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try {  Image image2 = toolkit.getImage( new URL  ("http://java.sun.com/graphics/people.gif"));}catch(MalformURLExceptione){System.out.println("Error"); }
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it now compiles ok, but when I access the page through the browser, I get "applet not initialized" and the page times out.
With the lines commented out, the page loads.
What does this tell us:
- all we have done is mask a problem that the compiler previously highlighted.
But what is the problem?
As far as I can tell, the code is exact copies from the examples posted online.
Where should System.out.println("Error"); be displayed? I can't find it. There might be a clue in the error message.