Interface java.applet.AppletStub
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Interface java.applet.AppletStub

public interface AppletStub
When an applet is first created, an applet stub is attached to it using the applet's setStub method. This stub serves as the interface between the applet and the browser environment or applet viewer environment in which the application is running.

Version:
1.13, 07/01/98
Author:
Arthur van Hoff
Since:
JDK1.0
See Also:
setStub(java.applet.AppletStub)

Method Index

 o appletResize(int, int)
Called when the applet wants to be resized.
 o getAppletContext()
Gets a handler to the applet's context.
 o getCodeBase()
Gets the base URL.
 o getDocumentBase()
Gets the document URL.
 o getParameter(String)
Returns the value of the named parameter in the HTML tag.
 o isActive()
Determines if the applet is active.

Methods

 o appletResize
public abstract void appletResize(int width,
                                  int height)
Called when the applet wants to be resized.

Parameters:
width - the new requested width for the applet.
height - the new requested height for the applet.
Since:
JDK1.0
 o getAppletContext
public abstract java.applet.AppletContext getAppletContext()
Gets a handler to the applet's context.

Returns:
the applet's context.
Since:
JDK1.0
 o getCodeBase
public abstract java.net.URL getCodeBase()
Gets the base URL.

Returns:
the URL of the applet.
Since:
JDK1.0
 o getDocumentBase
public abstract java.net.URL getDocumentBase()
Gets the document URL.

Returns:
the URL of the document containing the applet.
Since:
JDK1.0
 o getParameter
public abstract java.lang.String getParameter(String name)
Returns the value of the named parameter in the HTML tag. For example, if an applet is specified as

then a call to getParameter("Color") returns the value "blue".

Parameters:
name - a parameter name.
Returns:
the value of the named parameter.
Since:
JDK1.0
 o isActive
public abstract boolean isActive()
Determines if the applet is active. An applet is active just before its start method is called. It becomes inactive immediately after its stop method is called.

Returns:
true if the applet is active; false otherwise.
Since:
JDK1.0

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