Drawing a checkerboard

Hey guys!































here is a program that is suppose to display a checkerboard on an applet as shown below but it is not.































I really do not know where I am wrong. I have spinned my brain to no avail.































kindly help me see where I am wrong.































kind regards

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23.7 (Draw a Checkerboard Pattern) Write an applet that draws a checkerboard pattern as follows:

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import java.awt.Graphics;































import javax.swing.JApplet;

public class Exercise23_7 extends JApplet































{































// method paint to paint a checker board pattern































public void paint( Graphics g )































{

// calling superclass version of method paint































super.paint( g );































// local variables































int location1 = 0;































//int location2 = 50;































int location3 = 50;































int location4 = 60;































// drawing a rectanglle where to display the results































g.drawRect( 10, 17, 400, 350 );

// drawing the checker board pattern































for( int i = 1; i <= 4; i++ )































{































for( int location2 = 50; location2 <= 50; location2 +=10 )































{































location1 = 40;

for( int j = 1; j <= 8; j++ )































{































location1 += 10 ;































g.drawString( "*", location1, location2 );































} // end for

for( int j = 1; j <= 8; j++ )































{































location3 += 10;































g.drawString( "*", location3, location4 );































} // end for































} // end for































} // end outer for































} // end method paint































} // end class Exercise23_7