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// The Ballz animation applet
import java.awt.*;

public class Ballz extends AniApplet 
  {
  final int numballs=8;   // number of balls
  final int grid=25;      // grid spacing
  Ball[] balls;
  
// paint a grid
  public void paintGrid(Graphics g)
    {
    int i;
    // draw grid
    for (i=grid;i<getSize().height;i+=grid)
      g.drawLine(0,i,getSize().width,i);
      
    for (i=grid;i<getSize().width;i+=grid)
      g.drawLine(i,0,i,getSize().height);
    }

  public void init()
    {
    Graphics g=getVirtualGraphics();
    int i;
    paintGrid(g);  // grid is constant on background
// initialize the ball array
    balls = new Ball[numballs];
    for (i=0;i<numballs;i++) balls[i]=new Ball();
    for (i=0;i<numballs;i++)
      {
      // set random start conditions
      balls[i].x=Math.random()*getSize().width;
      balls[i].y=Math.random()*getSize().height;
      balls[i].maxheight=(int)(getSize().height-
        Math.random()*getSize().height/2);
      balls[i].maxwidth=getSize().width;
      balls[i].color=new Color((int)(Math.random()*0xFFFFFF));
      balls[i].speed=Math.random()*.8 + .2;
      if (Math.random()>.5) balls[i].dir=-1;
      }
    }
    
// This is the animation routine
  public void animate()
    {
    int i;
// move balls
    for (i=0;i<numballs;i++) balls[i].step();
// repaint
    repaint();
    }
    
  public void paint(Graphics g)
    {
    super.paint(g);  // let parent draw background
    int i;
    Color oldcolor = g.getColor();
// draw each ball
    for (i=0;i<numballs;i++)
      {
      int x1,y1;
      x1=(int) balls[i].x;
      y1=getSize().height-(int) balls[i].y;
      g.setColor(balls[i].color);
      g.fillOval(x1-10,y1-10,20,20);
      }
    g.setColor(oldcolor);
    }
  }