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AppletStub.javaAPI DocJava SE 5 API2932Fri Aug 26 14:56:42 BST 2005java.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.
author
Arthur van Hoff
version
1.25, 12/19/03
see
java.applet.Applet#setStub(java.applet.AppletStub)
since
JDK1.0

Fields Summary
Constructors Summary
Methods Summary
public voidappletResize(int width, int height)
Called when the applet wants to be resized.

param
width the new requested width for the applet.
param
height the new requested height for the applet.

public java.applet.AppletContextgetAppletContext()
Gets a handler to the applet's context.

return
the applet's context.

public java.net.URLgetCodeBase()
Gets the base URL. This is the URL of the directory which contains the applet.

return
the base {@link java.net.URL} of the directory which contains the applet.
see
java.applet.AppletStub#getDocumentBase()

public java.net.URLgetDocumentBase()
Gets the URL of the document in which the applet is embedded. For example, suppose an applet is contained within the document:
http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.2/index.html
The document base is:
http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.2/index.html

return
the {@link java.net.URL} of the document that contains the applet.
see
java.applet.AppletStub#getCodeBase()

public java.lang.StringgetParameter(java.lang.String name)
Returns the value of the named parameter in the HTML tag. For example, if an applet is specified as
<applet code="Clock" width=50 height=50>
<param name=Color value="blue">
</applet>

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

param
name a parameter name.
return
the value of the named parameter, or null if not set.

public booleanisActive()
Determines if the applet is active. An applet is active just before its start method is called. It becomes inactive just before its stop method is called.

return
true if the applet is active; false otherwise.