In this showStatusMessage example You can see an message is shown on the Status bar of applet.
/* Show status message in an Applet window code using void showStatus(String Message) method of an applet class. */
/*
<applet code="showStatusMessage" width=300 height=200>
</applet>
*/
import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.Graphics;
public class showStatusMessage extends Applet
{
public void paint(Graphics g)
{
g.drawString("Hello Dinesh Thakur!", 100, 90);
showStatus("Showing the Status Message in the Applet Window"); //The text in status bar will be shown
}
}