Images colliding in Applet

[lck092580]

Hi, I'm writing an applet where to images move around. I have a class that extends thread and a class that extends applet (not japplet).

I added a method in the class that extends applet class called:

public void updateCoordinates(int a, int b)

But for some reason when i try to call it within the class that extends thread it I get a compile error saying it cannot resolve symbol. This is as if the method doesn't exist.

Is there some rule that I don't know about where you can't add extra methods to an applet? Thanks.

T

 

[Otto]

Perhaps you call it from 'static' methods or you would have to do explicite typecast on the applet reference or ...
Post the code and I will more specific ;-).

Otto

 

[lck092580]

Thanks Otto but it's an assignment don't want to risk letting people see my work.

I'm going to try changing it to static though. Thanks.

Oh.. there's something else I'd like to ask. How would I go about drawing on a panel? Say I'd like to use .fillOval(args) from graphics class and I wanted to draw it on a panel that will be on my applet. How would I go about doing that? I looked up on the API and found paint() & paintComponents that the panel class has (inherited from container) but it doesn't seem to do what i want it to do. Thanks.

T