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public class Chatbox {
    private Applet applet;
    private Rectangle cb;
    private Chat chat[] = new Chat[4];
    public int count;
    private Chat msg = new Chat(14);
    private Player player;
    public boolean needsUpdate = true;

    public Chatbox(Applet a, Player p) {
        applet = a;
        player = p;
        for (int i = 0; i < chat.length; i++) {
            chat[i] = new Chat();
        }
        needsUpdate = true;
    }

    public void update() {

    }

    public void paint(Graphics g) {
        if(needsUpdate){
         g.setColor(Color.blue);
         g.fillRect(0, 400, 500, 265);
         for (int i = 0; i < chat.length; i++) {
                g.setColor(chat[i].color);
                g.setFont(new Font(chat[i].font, chat[i].type, chat[i].size));
                g.drawString(chat[i].text, 0, 415 + (20 * i));
                g.drawLine(0, 480, 500, 480);

        }
        g.setColor(msg.color);
        g.setFont(new Font(msg.font, msg.type, msg.size));
        g.drawString(player.name + ": " + msg.text, 0, 495);
        needsUpdate = false;
        }
    }

    public void setChat(String text) {
        chat[0] = chat[1];
        chat[1] = chat[2];
        chat[2] = chat[3];
        chat[3] = null;
        chat[3] = new Chat();
        chat[3].text = text;
        needsUpdate = true;
        System.out.println(text);
    }

    public void setChat(String text, String font, int type, int size, Color color) {

    }

    public void drawString(char c) {
        if (c == '\b') {
            if (msg.text.length() > 0)
                msg.text = msg.text.substring(0, msg.text.length() - 1);
            needsUpdate = true;
            return;
        }
        if (c == '\n') {
            setChat(player.name + ": " + msg.text);
            msg.text = "";
        }
        if (msg.text.length() <= 50)
            msg.text = msg.text + c;
        needsUpdate = true;
    }

}