Ok, whats going on?...

[invitro]

public class Applet1 extends Applet
{
	public String i_item;
	
	
	/**
	 * The entry point for the applet. 
	 */
	public void init()
	{
		
		xitem = new Class1(i_item);
        	
	}
           
         public void paint(Graphics g) {

 }
}

Ok, i want to be able to call the xitem in the paint sub. Sorry this is a basic question but this is my 3rd day doing this hehe

Anyways, i want to make it so i can do

public void paint(Graphics g) {

 xitem.Draw();

{

But the thing is, when i put in xitem. the submenu wont pop up. It should have Draw inside because my Class1 has it. This is what it looks like.

import java.awt.*;

public class Class1
{
	String x_item;
	public Class1(String x){
	
	x_item = x;
		
		
	
	}

	public void DrawX(Graphics d){
				d.drawString(x_item,20,20);	 

		  
	}
}

I know there are many errors, but what am i forgeting to make xitem equal to... i tried making it
public xitem Class1;
before the init void but that dosent work.

??? Please help, im stuck damnit! :\

[parksie]

How about:

public class Applet1 extends Applet {
    private String m_xitem;

    public init(String x_item) {
        m_xitem = x_item;
    }

    public void paint(Graphics g) {
        g.drawString(m_xitem, 5, 50);
    }
}

You'd need to use a different way of setting m_xitem, though, such as: getParameter("string"), which is set in the <applet> tag.

[invitro]

Ahhhhhhh.... now i see it! Thanks for the post! Ill go play around with it right now!