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title: "What is the lifecycle of an applet?"  
description: "What is the lifecycle of an applet?"  
author: "Pushpendra Singh"  
published: 2010-10-25  
updated: 2020-09-21  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/179/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?

**Lifecycle methods of an Applet:** \
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**init():** This method is called to initialized an applet\
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**start():** This method is called after the initialization of the applet.\
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**stop():** This method can be called multiple times in the life cycle of an Applet.\
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**destroy():** This method is called only once in the life cycle of the applet when applet is destroyed.\
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## Answers

### Answer by Pushpendra Singh

**Lifecycle methods of an Applet:** \
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**init():** This method is called to initialized an applet\
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**start():** This method is called after the initialization of the applet.\
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**stop():** This method can be called multiple times in the life cycle of an Applet.\
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**destroy():** This method is called only once in the life cycle of the applet when applet is destroyed.\
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