Is it possible to check if running as applet or application?

[anywherenotes]

Hello,

Is it possible for a class - which is not the same as init()/main()
class - to check if it's running as an applet or application?

Thank you

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

Is it possible for a class - which is not the same as init()/main()
class - to check if it's running as an applet or application?

You could generate a stack trace and check it for Applet/JApplet.

For some purposes checking whether a SecurityManager has been
set would work.

Arne

 

[Daniel Pitts]

Hello,

Is it possible for a class - which is not the same as init()/main()
class - to check if it's running as an applet or application?

Thank you

What is your real goal? Why is this information helpful?

 

[Lothar Kimmeringer]

Is it possible for a class - which is not the same as init()/main()
class - to check if it's running as an applet or application?

untested:
if (new Applet().getAppletContext() == null){
// not an applet
}
else{
// inside an applet
}

Maybe the creation of an Applet ouside an Applet-container throws
an exception already, so this might work as test as well.


Regards, Lothar
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