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import java.applet.Applet;import java.awt.Graphics;import java.net.URL;import java.net.URLConnection;import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder;import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;import org.w3c.dom.*;public class SendRequest extends Applet{    private int state;    private String response;    public SendRequest() {    }        // applet methods    // ====================================    public void init() {      state     = 0;      response  = "";    }        public void start() {      if(response.lenght() == 0 && state = 0) {        Thread t = new Thread() {          public void run() {            requestData();          }        });        t.setName("Task Handler");        t.start();      }    }        public void stop() {    }        public void destroy() {      response = "";      state = 0;    }    // -------------------------------------        private String getState() {      switch(state) {        case 0:          return "Initializing";        case 1:          return "Requesting data";        case 2:          return "Processing data";        case 3:          return "Creating XML";        case 4:          return "Done";      }    }                private void requestData() {      state = 1;            // do stuff            processData();    }        private void processData() {      state = 2;      // do stuff            processXML();    }        private void processXML() {      state = 3;      // do stuff            response = "XML DATA";            state = 4;    }    public void paint(Graphics g) {        g.drawRect(0, 0, 499, 149);        g.drawString(getState(), 5, 70);    }    public String getResponseText() {      return response;    }}