Some of the information produced by this applet appears in the java console window. Open the console now. There are different ways to do this, depending on your operating system and browser. For example, to start the Java console in Netscape 4.6:
To start the Java console in Internet Explorer 5.0:
Below is the DateCheckI applet. It does not do much except run a constructor and the four main methods of a Java applet. If you check the Java console of your browser, usually available from the browser menu, you will see the order in which the methods run. Since this applet does not implement a paint method, the applet shows as a 600 by 400 blank area.