//file: MyApplet.java
import java.net.*;
import java.awt.Image;

public class MyApplet extends javax.swing.JApplet {
  public void init(  ) {
    try {
      // absolute URL
      URL monaURL =
          new URL( "http://myserver/images/mona_lisa.gif");
      Image monaImage = getImage( monaURL );
      // applet resource URL
      URL daffyURL =
          getClass(  ).getResource("cartoons/images/daffy.gif");
      Image daffyDuckImage = getImage( daffyURL );
    }
    catch ( MalformedURLException e ) {
        // unintelligable url
    }
  }
  // ...
}