Read an applet parameters
import java.applet.Applet; import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Graphics; public class Main extends Applet { private String name = ""; public void init() { name = getParameter("name"); } public void paint(Graphics g) { g.setColor(Color.BLUE); g.drawString(name, 0, 0); } } To enable the web browser to execute the applet create the following html page. <html> <head> <title>Parameterized Applet</title> </head> <body> <applet code="Main" height="150" width="350"> <param name="name" value="abc" /> </applet> </body> </html>