Need help with paint() within applet

Question

Hi,
I am having some problems in using the paint() method within an applet.
I need to use drawString() in the paint() method.
However, I discovered that when i used drawString() in paint() method.
It clears the background which has other GUI components wipe out.
Pls help, thanx
Sample code:
public class watever extends javax.swing.JApplet {
//initialize some components and variables
public void init() {
//adding of components to contentPane
public void paint(Graphics g) {
g.drawString("The variable is " + sum, 80, 80);
}

Answer 1

super.paint(g) the paint method draws the components to, so if you override it and then never tell it to draw the components they don't get drawn.