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Sorry Applet Problem

Posted by Matt Gerrans on October 10, 2001 at 5:38 PM

> I'm begginer in java and have a this error:"Applet1.java":
> Error #: 308 : non-static method getAppletContext() cannot be referenced from a static context

In the future, keep in mind it helps if you include your code.

In this case, it is clear that you are calling a non-static method from a static one (probably main()). If a method is not static, you must instantiate an object (with new) and then it can be called for that object ("object.method();").

- mfg