Advanced Topic: AppletContext and AppletStub

When an applet is created, it's given a stub via its setStub() method. The stub is the interface between the applet and the browser. You don't have to deal directly with the stub because the Applet class implements methods that use it.

Here are AppletStub's methods:

  • appletResize(width, height)— resizes the applet

  • getAppletContext()— gets the applet's context

  • getCodeBase()— gets the code base URL

  • getDocumentBase()— gets the document base URL

  • getParameterName()— gets an applet parameter

  • isActive()— determines if the applet is active

The applet context corresponds to the applet's environment and it can be used to show status, to load other documents, and to get access to other applets. The AppletContext's ...

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