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title: "What is the lifecycle of an applet?"  
description: "What is the lifecycle of an applet?"  
author: "Chris Anderson"  
published: 2011-09-17  
updated: 2020-09-15  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1260/what-is-the-lifecycle-of-an-applet  
category: "java"  
tags: ["java"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is the lifecycle of an applet?

**init() method -** Can be called when an applet is first loaded \
**start() method -** Can be called each time an applet is started. \
**paint() method -** Can be called when the applet is minimized or maximized. \
**stop() method -** Can be used when the browser moves off the applet’s page. \
**destroy() method -** Can be called when the browser is finished with the applet.

## Answers

### Answer by Chris Anderson

**init() method -** Can be called when an applet is first loaded \
**start() method -** Can be called each time an applet is started. \
**paint() method -** Can be called when the applet is minimized or maximized. \
**stop() method -** Can be used when the browser moves off the applet’s page. \
**destroy() method -** Can be called when the browser is finished with the applet.


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