New to Applet use

[JavaPete]

Hi everyone,
New to Java, been going through a lot of examples and now I wanted to try out the Applet section. However, all the codes that I copy from a book or site when I use them
don't give me any errors but only that it doesn't find the main class. Now I know in Java we use Public static void main, but in an applet I read that it is not the same.
So why am I getting such a message.
Im using Netbeans for your info.
Im also waiting for my JavaFX 2.x book, and I get the feeling this will be answering my question. In another post I saw something about using FX for applets, is this part of my solution ? to use the FX modules ?

[DarrylBurke]

You need to go through this Tutorial Lesson: Java Applets (The Java™ Tutorials > Deployment)

db

[JavaPete]

thanks Db,
I've actually been at the site and copied the first Hello World exercise expecting it to work. But I get the ''No main class found'' message.
Of course I am being lazy and have not gone throught the whole tutorial yet, except I would have figured that showing such code at the start would actually work.
Is it because other information is required that will be explained later in that tutorial ?
I only question now because I figure if its too complicated, I will just keep learning the basics of Java for now. Mind you I'm not a student, just learning this as a hobby and having a lot of fun with it. And since I see that HTML is involved, I have not even touched on that stuff.

[DarrylBurke]

An Applet has no need nor use for a public static void main(String[] args) method. You need to go through the entire tutorial trail.

db