Hello guys,
Need help with the following problem.  This is ex 6.31 from Deitel and
Deitel - Java How to Program 4/e [ Not a homework problem , I promise]
This is the problem:
Create 2 integers and display the following question in the status bar:
How much is INT1 times INT2.
Then user types in the answer in the JTextField and the program responds
wither CORRECT or INCORRECT depending  if the answer is right or wrong.  It
says that all the drawing on the applet should be performed by the "paint"
method.
The problem that I am having is when I add the paint method, it overwrites
or overshadows the JTextField that I've created. - it is there but I cannot
see it.
How would I go about taking care of this. I would appreciate any comments
that could help me with this.

I wrote this code:
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

public class Ex0631a extends JApplet implements ActionListener
{
JLabel answerLabel;
JTextField answerField;

public void init()
{
Container c = getContentPane();
c.setLayout (new FlowLayout());

answerLabel = new JLabel("Answer");
answerField = new JTextField(20);
answerField.setEditable(true);
answerField.addActionListener(this);

c.add(answerLabel);
c.add(answerField);

} //end init method

 public int generateNumbers()
{
 int x=0;
 x = 1 + (int)(Math.random() * 10);
 return x;

} //end generateNumbers

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{
 String correct = new String("Correct ");
 int x = generateNumbers();
 int y = generateNumbers();
 showStatus("How much is " + x + " times " + y);

 int answer;
 answer = Integer.parseInt(answerField.getText());
 int product = x*y;
 if (product == answer){
  showStatus("Correct");
 }
 else
  showStatus("Incorrect");
} //end actionPerformed method

public void paint(Graphics g) {
} // end of paint method
} //end Ex0631a class