How to close java Applet through code

Question

I am developing a java applet. I want it to be closed by the code. I have used System.Exit(0) but it is not working. Is there any other method to achieve this?

Answer 1

applet.getAppletContext().showDocument("ThanksForUsingOurApplet.html");

As to the comment that a signed applet can call System.exit(n).

It can in some browser/JRE combos., it can't in others. In the ones that it can, it shouldn't since an applet may share a VM with other applets (less common these days), and even if not, it is the user's responsibility to close an applet by closing the page.

An applet is a guest in a web page. Calling System.exit(n) is like burning down the guest house.