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The superclass is responsible for painting the applet child components (ie. your label), so if you don't call super.paint() the labels paint() method will not get called.<br />

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The superclass is responsible for painting the applet child components (ie. your label), so if you don't call super.paint() the labels paint() method will not get called.


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There must be something going on behind the scenes because the paint method in the superclass is empty and overridden. That's my problem. The paint method that paints the label in the superclass is somehow hidden. Isn't that true?
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There must be something going on behind the scenes because the paint method in the superclass is empty and overridden. That's my problem. The paint method that paints the label in the superclass is somehow hidden. Isn't that true?

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I have a JApplet with a paint method drawing a string. I construct and add a JLabel to the content pane. I understand the directions to use super.paint(g), and I see what happens when I leave it out (no label). But for the life of me I don't understand what is happening with the call to the Applet's (the superclass) paint method, sending up the graphics context.
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I have a JApplet with a paint method drawing a string. I construct and add a JLabel to the content pane. I understand the directions to use super.paint(g), and I see what happens when I leave it out (no label). But for the life of me I don't understand what is happening with the call to the Applet's (the superclass) paint method, sending up the graphics context.

Why super.paint(g)?

Java is a platform-independent, object-oriented programming language and run-time environment, designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible such that developers can write one set of code across all platforms using libraries. Most devices will not run Java natively, and require a run-time component to be installed in order to execute a Java program.