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# Java Examples - Go to a link using an Applet

## Problem Description:

How to goto a link using Applet?

## Solution:

Following example demonstrates how to go to a particular webpage from an applet using showDocument() method of AppletContext class.

    import java.applet.*;
    import java.awt.*;
    import java.net.*;
    import java.awt.event.*;

    public class tesURL extends Applet implements ActionListener{
       public void init(){
          String link = "yahoo";
          Button b = new Button(link);
          b.addActionListener(this);
          add(b);
       }
       public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae){
          Button src = (Button)ae.getSource();
          String link = "http://www."+src.getLabel()+".com";
          try{
             AppletContext a = getAppletContext();
             URL u = new URL(link);
             a.showDocument(u,"_self");
          }
          catch (MalformedURLException e){
             System.out.println(e.getMessage());
          }
       }
    }

## Result:

The above code sample will produce the following result in a java enabled web browser.

    View in Browser.

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