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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  * <p>
  34  * This interface is designed to work in collusion with java.beans.Beans.instantiate.
  35  * The interface is intended to provide mechanism to allow the proper
  36  * initialization of JavaBeans that are also Applets, during their
  37  * instantiation by java.beans.Beans.instantiate().
  38  * </p>
  39  *
  40  * @see java.beans.Beans#instantiate
  41  *
  42  * @since 1.2
  43  *
  44  */
  45 
  46 
  47 @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
  48 public interface AppletInitializer {
  49 
  50     /**
  51      * <p>
  52      * If passed to the appropriate variant of java.beans.Beans.instantiate
  53      * this method will be called in order to associate the newly instantiated
  54      * Applet (JavaBean) with its AppletContext, AppletStub, and Container.
  55      * </p>
  56      * <p>
  57      * Conformant implementations shall:
  58      * <ol>
  59      * <li> Associate the newly instantiated Applet with the appropriate
  60      * AppletContext.
  61      *
  62      * <li> Instantiate an AppletStub() and associate that AppletStub with
  63      * the Applet via an invocation of setStub().
  64      *
  65      * <li> If BeanContext parameter is null, then it shall associate the
  66      * Applet with its appropriate Container by adding that Applet to its
  67      * Container via an invocation of add(). If the BeanContext parameter is
  68      * non-null, then it is the responsibility of the BeanContext to associate
  69      * the Applet with its Container during the subsequent invocation of its
  70      * addChildren() method.
  71      * </ol>
  72      *
  73      * @param newAppletBean  The newly instantiated JavaBean
  74      * @param bCtxt          The BeanContext intended for this Applet, or
  75      *                       null.
  76      */
  77 
  78     void initialize(Applet newAppletBean, BeanContext bCtxt);
  79 
  80     /**
  81      * <p>
  82      * Activate, and/or mark Applet active. Implementors of this interface
  83      * shall mark this Applet as active, and optionally invoke its start()
  84      * method.
  85      * </p>
  86      *
  87      * @param newApplet  The newly instantiated JavaBean
  88      */
  89 
  90     void activate(Applet newApplet);
  91 }