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  25 
  26 package java.beans;
  27 
  28 import java.applet.Applet;
  29 
  30 import java.beans.beancontext.BeanContext;
  31 
  32 /**
  33  * This interface is designed to work in collusion with java.beans.Beans.instantiate.
  34  * The interface is intended to provide mechanism to allow the proper
  35  * initialization of JavaBeans that are also Applets, during their
  36  * instantiation by java.beans.Beans.instantiate().
  37  *
  38  * @see java.beans.Beans#instantiate
  39  *
  40  * @since 1.2
  41  *
  42  * @deprecated The Applet API is deprecated. See the
  43  * <a href="../applet/package-summary.html"> java.applet package
  44  * documentation</a> for further information.
  45  */
  46 @Deprecated(since = "9")
  47 public interface AppletInitializer {
  48 
  49     /**
  50      * <p>
  51      * If passed to the appropriate variant of java.beans.Beans.instantiate
  52      * this method will be called in order to associate the newly instantiated
  53      * Applet (JavaBean) with its AppletContext, AppletStub, and Container.
  54      * </p>
  55      * <p>
  56      * Conformant implementations shall:
  57      * <ol>
  58      * <li> Associate the newly instantiated Applet with the appropriate
  59      * AppletContext.
  60      *
  61      * <li> Instantiate an AppletStub() and associate that AppletStub with
  62      * the Applet via an invocation of setStub().
  63      *
  64      * <li> If BeanContext parameter is null, then it shall associate the
  65      * Applet with its appropriate Container by adding that Applet to its
  66      * Container via an invocation of add(). If the BeanContext parameter is
  67      * non-null, then it is the responsibility of the BeanContext to associate
  68      * the Applet with its Container during the subsequent invocation of its
  69      * addChildren() method.
  70      * </ol>
  71      *
  72      * @param newAppletBean  The newly instantiated JavaBean
  73      * @param bCtxt          The BeanContext intended for this Applet, or
  74      *                       null.
  75      */
  76     void initialize(Applet newAppletBean, BeanContext bCtxt);
  77 
  78     /**
  79      * <p>
  80      * Activate, and/or mark Applet active. Implementors of this interface
  81      * shall mark this Applet as active, and optionally invoke its start()
  82      * method.
  83      * </p>
  84      *
  85      * @param newApplet  The newly instantiated JavaBean
  86      */
  87     void activate(Applet newApplet);
  88 }