I am trying to use applet in my method

Question

I am creating a crossword puzzle program that displays the crossword through applet. I'm attempting to create a method that will allow the user to enter his/her desired word. I call this enterWord() My issue comes in when I try to implement applet into it. I want my enterWord() method to allow the user to put in their newWord, the x coordinate and the y coordinate.

How can I change this code:

import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.applet.Applet;


public class crosswordMain extends Applet {

    String word;
    int wordlen;    

    public crosswordMain(){        
    }

    public void enterWord(String newWord, int xCoordinate, int yCoordinate){
        word = newWord;
        public void paint(Graphics g){            
            g.drawString(newWord, xCoordinate, yCoordinate);
        }
    }    

}

To make it work? The issue comes at the public void paint(Graphics g){ part.

Any help would be great! Thanks!

It looks like you are new to Java. You have the paint() method inside enterWord(). This is not valid Java. Perhaps you would be better off reviewing a Java tutorial and then an Applet tutorial. — Gary, May 27 '14 at 20:59
1) Why code an applet? If it is due to spec. by teacher, please refer them to [Why CS teachers should stop teaching Java applets](http://programmers.blogoverflow.com/2013/05/why-cs-teachers-should-stop-teaching-java-applets/). 2) Why AWT rather than Swing? See my answer on [Swing extras over AWT](http://stackoverflow.com/a/6255978/418556) for many good reasons to abandon using AWT components. — Andrew Thompson, May 28 '14 at 08:01

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered May 28 '14 at 06:19

You cannot define a method inside another method in Java.
To implement this,you could:
1. Create a TextField and store it in a global variable.
TextField inputLine = new TextField(15);
2. Next,simply add this input string inside your drawString method like this:
g.drawString(inputLine,x,y)

I am trying to use applet in my method

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