The "animate" Method TO PERFORM ANIMATIONS WE NEED A WAY TO GET THE COMPUTER TO REPEATEDLY EXECUTE INSTRUCTIONS WITHOUT ANY HUMAN INTERVENTION. IF YOU INCLUDE A DEFINITION FOR A METHOD NAMED "animate" IN AN APPLET, THE BROWSER WILL INVOKE IT REPEATEDLY. YOU CAN CONTROL HOW OFTEN "animate" IS INVOKED BY ASSIGNING A VALUE TO THE NAME "animateFrequency". public void animate( ) { sheep = sheep + 1; pen.clearRect(); pen.drawString(sheep + " sheep"); } YOUR BROWSER DOES NOT SEEM TO KNOW ABOUT APPLETS Applet Source code

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This page is part of a section of lecture slides related to " Animations " within the topic "Iteration and Animation in Java". Other slides within this section and other sections of slides for the topic "Iteration and Animation in Java" can be accessed using the links below. Animation and Repetition Animation and Tedium Computer Animation Tedium and Computer Speed Non-Repetitive Repetition Variable and History (again) Animations The "animate" Method Conditionals in Animations Animating Motion Motion Animations and Conditionals Modifying Multiple "Physical" Parameters Modifying Multiple Parameters (cont.) double, double, toil and ... loops Repetition without "animate" Java "Do" Loops Java "Do" Loops (cont.) A Fitting Reprise