src/java.desktop/share/classes/sun/applet/AppletViewerPanel.java

@@ -38,11 +38,16 @@
  * applet as it is being loaded. It forks a seperate thread in a new
  * thread group to call the applet's init(), start(), stop(), and
  * destroy() methods.
  *
  * @author      Arthur van Hoff
+ *
+ * @deprecated The Applet API is deprecated. See the
+ * <a href="../../java/applet/package-summary.html"> java.applet package
+ * documentation</a> for further information.
  */
+@Deprecated(since = "9")
 class AppletViewerPanel extends AppletPanel {
 
     /* Are we debugging? */
     static boolean debug = false;