newbie question

[WStoreyII]

can java programs only be ran in an applet via the browser and the console.

or are there other methods such as forms and other stuff ?

WStoreyII

 

[Tony Morris]

can java programs only be ran in an applet via the browser and the
console.

or are there other methods such as forms and other stuff ?

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/reallybigindex.html

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Tony Morris
(BInfTech, Cert 3 I.T.)
Software Engineer
IBM Australia - Tivoli Security Software
(2003 VTR1000F)
Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform (1.4)
Sun Certified Developer for the Java 2 Platform

 

[Roedy Green]

can java programs only be ran in an applet via the browser and the console.

or are there other methods such as forms and other stuff ?

Yes.

They can run as stand alone applications, under Java Web Start, as
Servlets, natively compiled, burned into ROM and many other ways. Java
is one of the most flexible languages in that regard.

See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/applet.html
http://mindprod.com/jgloss/javawebstart.html
http://mindprod.com/jgloss/compiler.html
http://mindprod.com/jgloss/servlet.html
http://mindprod.com/jgloss/gettingstarted.html

 

[Hamed Seifoddini]

If you mean an integrated IDE from which you can run your apps without
going to console, you can find some good ones from www.netBeans.com
www.eclipse.org www.JCreator.com
Once your app is ready to be delivered you should make a JAR file out of
it and it will run like other apps.

 

[WStoreyII]

Thank you guys for your answers.

the reason that i ask this is that i wish to find a language that i can use
for desktop applications and web both client and serverside. so far java
does seem to be the most extensible language as it can a work in any
computer regardless of the os ( im not a fan of software that will only work
for microsoft os and browsers) plus java has javascript and java server
pages as far as client and server side programming goes. Am i wrong in this
assumption.

WStoreyII

 

[Andrew Thompson]

...java has javascript and java server
pages as far as client and server side programming goes. Am i wrong in this
assumption.

Only the statement 'java has javascript'..

Javascript can be used in HTML, ASP ..or JSP,
and is in no way 'possessed' by Java.