Java Thread of an Applet.

Threading an Applet

public class RenewApplet extends java.applet.Applet
    implements Runnable
{
    Thread thread;
    boolean running;
    int renewInterval = 500;

    public void run() {
        while ( running ) {
            redoAction ();
            try {
                Thread.sleep( renewInterval );
            }
            catch ( InterruptedException e) {
                System.out.println( "Interrupted..." );
                return;
            }
        }
    }

    public void start() {
        if ( !running ) {
            running = true;
            thread = new Thread (this);
            thread.start();
        }
    }

    public void stop() {
        thread.interrupt();
        running = false;
    }
}