Packaging Programs in JAR Files

Using JAR Files: The Basics

Creating a JAR File

Viewing the Contents of a JAR File

Extracting the Contents of a JAR File

Updating a JAR File

Running JAR-Packaged Software

Working with Manifest Files: The Basics

Understanding the Default Manifest

Modifying a Manifest File

Setting an Application's Entry Point

Adding Classes to the JAR File's Classpath

Setting Package Version Information

Sealing Packages within a JAR File

Signing and Verifying JAR Files

Understanding Signing and Verification

Signing JAR Files

Verifying Signed JAR Files

Using JAR-related APIs

The JarClassLoader Class

The JarRunner Class

Java Web Start

Running Java Web Start Applications

Deploying Java Web Start Applications

Developing Java Web Start Applications

The JNLP API

Java Web Start and Security

Common Java Web Start Problems

Questions and Exercises: Java Web Start

Applets

Getting Started with Applets

Importing Classes and Packages for Applets

Defining an Applet Subclass

The Life Cycle of an Applet

Methods for Milestones

Methods for Drawing and Event Handling

Methods for Adding UI Components

What Applets Can and Can't Do

Taking Advantage of the Applet API

Finding and Loading Data Files

Displaying Short Status Strings

Displaying Documents in the Browser

Sending Messages to Other Applets

Playing Sounds

Defining and Using Applet Parameters

Deciding Which Parameters to Support

Writing the Code to Support Parameters

Giving Information about Parameters

Using the APPLET Tag

Practical Considerations When Writing Applets

Security Restrictions

Creating a User Interface

Creating a GUI

Displaying Diagnostics to the Standard Output and Error Streams

Getting System Properties

Threads in Applets

Threads in Applets: Examples

Working with a Server-Side Application

A Simple Network Client Applet

Using a Server to Work Around Security Restrictions

Finishing an Applet

Before You Ship that Applet

The Perfectly Finished Applet

Deploying Applets

General Deployment Considerations

Using the applet Tag

Using the object Tag

Using the embed Tag

Deploying Applets in a Mixed-Browser Environment

Solving Common Applet Problems

Questions and Exercises: Java Applets