 the animation
when the user isn't looking at it.
<p>

Many applets don't need to override the <code>destroy()</code> method,
since their <code>stop()</code> method
(which is called before <code>destroy()</code>)
does everything necessary to shut down the applet's execution.
However, <code>destroy()</code> is available
for applets that need to release additional resources.
<p>

The
<code>init()</code>,
<code>start()</code>,
<code>stop()</code>, and
<code>destroy()</code> methods
are discussed throughout thi