[Java] Move dinamically images using threads in Java Applet

This sample show how to move dinamically images in some applet scene, using doble buffer technique and using threas to move one image in a specific direction.

package mx.gcross.samples;

import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Image;

/**
 *
 * @author René Cruz - G-Cross Studio 2011
 */

public class MoveImage extends Applet {

  private Image dobleBuffer;
  private Graphics myGraphics;
  private Image background;
  private Image nave;
  int cordX;
  int cordY;

  @Override
  public void init() {
    background = getImage(getDocumentBase(), "background.jpg");
    nave = getImage(getDocumentBase(), "nave.png");
    
    // Init first coordinates
    cordX = (int) (Math.random() * getWidth());
    cordY = getHeight();
    
    // Init doble buffer
    dobleBuffer = createImage(getWidth(), getHeight());
    myGraphics = dobleBuffer.getGraphics();

    //Draw images, only the first time
    drawImages();
    animateShip();
  }

  @Override
  public void update(Graphics g) {
    //Draw images in the new positions
    drawImages();
    //Draw the buffer in the screen
    g.drawImage(dobleBuffer, 0, 0, this);
  }

  public void animateShip() {
    
    Thread hilo = new Thread() {
      @Override
      public void run() {
        try {
          super.run();
          while (true) {
            // change position of Y, and validate if need calculate new coordinates of ship...
            cordY--;
            if (cordY < -30) {
              cordX = (int) (Math.random() * getWidth());
              cordY = getHeight();
            }
            repaint();
            // make a pause for 10 milliseconds
            sleep(10);            
          }
          
        } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
          // do something...
        }
      }
    };
    hilo.start();
  }

  public void drawImages() {
    myGraphics.drawImage(background, 0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight(), this);
    myGraphics.drawImage(nave, cordX, cordY, this);
  }
}

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