// Lars Sorensen TYJava in 21 days
// excode from pg 181, the fixed digital clock using threads
//
//  Things are starting to get interesting....
//

  import java.awt.Graphics;
  import java.awt.Font;
  import java.awt.Color;
  import java.util.Date;


  public class DigitalThreads extends java.applet.Applet
         implements Runnable
     {
	
	Font theFont = new Font("TimesRoman", Font.BOLD, 24);
	Date theDate;
	Thread runner;

      public void start()
        {
	  if (runner == null )
            {
              runner = new Thread(this);
              runner.start();
            }
        } // end of start

      public void stop()
        {
	  if (runner != null )
            {
              runner.stop();
              runner = null;
            }
        } // end of stop

       public void run()
         {
           while(true)
             {
               theDate = new Date();
               repaint();
               try { Thread.sleep(1000); }
               catch (InterruptedException e) { }
             }

          } // end of run


	public void paint(Graphics g)
          {

               
            g.setFont(theFont);
            g.setColor(Color.red); 
            g.drawString(theDate.toString(), 10, 50);

          } // end of paint

      } // end of class DigitalThreads...