Java <--> JS applet communication problem with Firefox

[andrewfsears]

I know that there is some discussion out there in regards to this, but
I haven't been able to solve this problem: calling a function within
the applet from JavaScript code.


**Applet**:

<!--[if !IE]> Firefox and others will use outer object -->
<object classid="java:com.company.test.TheApplet.class"
codebase="http://localhost:8080/test/classes/"
name="theApplet" id="theApplet"
type="application/x-java-applet"
archive="../applet/jdom.jar, ../applet/plugin.jar, ..."
height="300" width="450" >
<param name="archive" value="../applet/jdom.jar,
.../applet/plugin.jar, ..." />
<param name="codebase" value="http://localhost:8080/test/classes/"
/>
<param name="MAYSCRIPT" value="true" />
<param name="scriptable" value="false" />
<!--<![endif]-->
<!-- MSIE (Microsoft Internet Explorer) will use inner object -->
<object classid="clsid:8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93"
name="theAppletIE" id="theAppletIE"
codebase="http://java.sun.com/update/1.4.1/jinstall-1_4_1-windows-i586.cab"
height="300" width="450" >
<param name="code" value="com.company.test.TheApplet" />
<param name="archive" value="../applet/jdom.jar,
.../applet/plugin.jar, ..." />
<param name="codebase" value="http://localhost:8080/test/classes/" />
<param name = "mayscript" value = "true"/>
<param name = "scriptable" value = "false"/>
<strong>This browser does not have a Java Plug-in.<br /><a
href="http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/downloads/index.html">Get the
latest Java Plug-in here.</a></strong>
</object>
<!--[if !IE]> close outer object -->
</object>
<!--<![endif]-->


**JavaScript**:

function loadAppletWithWait() {
if (_isIE) appletObject = document.getElementById("theAppletIE");
else appletObject = document.theApplet; //OR
document.getElementById("theApplet");

if (appletObject == null || appletObject == undefined) {
setTimeout("loadAppletWithWait()", 2000);
} else {
appletObject.setupApplet("http://localhost:8080", "another param");
}
}


This, like most other postings of similar discussion, will work in IE,
but not Firefox. What happens is that it will get the object of the
applet loaded into "appletObject". But when it gets to the function
call (appletObject.setupApplet(...) it will say
"appletObject.setupApplet is not a function."

Also, the Applet code uses JSObject to allow communication with the JS
code.

If anyone might have an idea why this is, all help would be
appreciated.

Thanks in advance, Andy

 

[Andrew Thompson]

I know that there is some discussion out there in regards to this, but
I haven't been able to solve this problem: calling a function within
the applet from JavaScript code. .....
<!--[if !IE]> Firefox and others will use outer object -->
*
.....
This, like most other postings of similar discussion, will work in IE,
but not Firefox. ....
If anyone might have an idea why this is, all help would be
appreciated.

* The first thing I'd recommend for the sake of simplicity,
is to make a 'stand-alone' version of the HTML targeted
purely at the browser that shows problems.

Only once you get the 'problem browser' code working
should you then attempt to mix it in with other HTML
(or IE conditional statements, etc.).

Once you have a stand alone version, validate it,
then upload it to a web site and give us the URL
where we can see it crash.

Andrew T.

 

[Real Gagnon]

...

<param name="scriptable" value="false" />
...
If anyone might have an idea why this is, all help would be
appreciated.

Try with

<param name="scriptable" value="true" />


Bye.