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Java Code

Some questions have arisen about how to combine different sources of java code into an applet or application. Here is a posting from Tyson that may be helpful:

OK, you need to put the DataSet.java file in with the other graph class
files and recompile all the graph package together, at the same time or it
doesn't work. You do that on odin and turing by "javac *.java".
 
Put ValueControl.java in with the applet file and compile it.  I think you
actually have to split up the two classes contained in this file.
 
Compile ExpNumberFormat.java in the same folder as your applet file.
 
Compile RunnableApplet.java.
 
That should do it.  It also helps to have the html page that houses the
applet set to house an applet of 700 X 600 pixels.  You can change this
later.

HMCSupport.zip — The handy input/output class you may have used in CS 5
Java Graph Class Library by Leigh Brookshaw. A handy set of classes to add line and scatter plots to an applet. This version uses the Java 1.0 event model, which may be incompatible with some implementations.
Java Graph Class Library, updated to the 1.1 event model
RunnableApplet.java — This file implements an applet that uses the Runnable interface. It is a shell you can modify to develop an applet that simulates a physical system or process and provides periodic screen updates of its progress. This particular program doesn't do much, but illustrates how to use Leigh Brookshaw's Java Graph Class Library.
ValueControl.java — A labeled text box whose value can be bounded. When the value is changed by the user, an event reporting the change is passed to an object you can specify.
DataSet.java — Modified version of the DataSet.java file included in Leigh Brookshaw's graph package. This version of DataSet includes a boolean flag public boolean drawLastOnly. When set, only the last marker of a DataSet is drawn.
RKF.java — a fourth-fifth order Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg class for performing numeric integrations.
ExpNumberFormat.java — a small extension of the NumberFormat class that handles large and small floating-point numbers.