J. Duke | 319a3b9 | 2007-12-01 00:00:00 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 1 | /* |
| 2 | * Copyright 1995-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
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| 24 | */ |
| 25 | package java.applet; |
| 26 | |
| 27 | import java.net.URL; |
| 28 | |
| 29 | /** |
| 30 | * When an applet is first created, an applet stub is attached to it |
| 31 | * using the applet's <code>setStub</code> method. This stub |
| 32 | * serves as the interface between the applet and the browser |
| 33 | * environment or applet viewer environment in which the application |
| 34 | * is running. |
| 35 | * |
| 36 | * @author Arthur van Hoff |
| 37 | * @see java.applet.Applet#setStub(java.applet.AppletStub) |
| 38 | * @since JDK1.0 |
| 39 | */ |
| 40 | public interface AppletStub { |
| 41 | /** |
| 42 | * Determines if the applet is active. An applet is active just |
| 43 | * before its <code>start</code> method is called. It becomes |
| 44 | * inactive just before its <code>stop</code> method is called. |
| 45 | * |
| 46 | * @return <code>true</code> if the applet is active; |
| 47 | * <code>false</code> otherwise. |
| 48 | */ |
| 49 | boolean isActive(); |
| 50 | |
| 51 | |
| 52 | /** |
| 53 | * Gets the URL of the document in which the applet is embedded. |
| 54 | * For example, suppose an applet is contained |
| 55 | * within the document: |
| 56 | * <blockquote><pre> |
| 57 | * http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.2/index.html |
| 58 | * </pre></blockquote> |
| 59 | * The document base is: |
| 60 | * <blockquote><pre> |
| 61 | * http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.2/index.html |
| 62 | * </pre></blockquote> |
| 63 | * |
| 64 | * @return the {@link java.net.URL} of the document that contains the |
| 65 | * applet. |
| 66 | * @see java.applet.AppletStub#getCodeBase() |
| 67 | */ |
| 68 | URL getDocumentBase(); |
| 69 | |
| 70 | /** |
| 71 | * Gets the base URL. This is the URL of the directory which contains the applet. |
| 72 | * |
| 73 | * @return the base {@link java.net.URL} of |
| 74 | * the directory which contains the applet. |
| 75 | * @see java.applet.AppletStub#getDocumentBase() |
| 76 | */ |
| 77 | URL getCodeBase(); |
| 78 | |
| 79 | /** |
| 80 | * Returns the value of the named parameter in the HTML tag. For |
| 81 | * example, if an applet is specified as |
| 82 | * <blockquote><pre> |
| 83 | * <applet code="Clock" width=50 height=50> |
| 84 | * <param name=Color value="blue"> |
| 85 | * </applet> |
| 86 | * </pre></blockquote> |
| 87 | * <p> |
| 88 | * then a call to <code>getParameter("Color")</code> returns the |
| 89 | * value <code>"blue"</code>. |
| 90 | * |
| 91 | * @param name a parameter name. |
| 92 | * @return the value of the named parameter, |
| 93 | * or <tt>null</tt> if not set. |
| 94 | */ |
| 95 | String getParameter(String name); |
| 96 | |
| 97 | /** |
| 98 | * Returns the applet's context. |
| 99 | * |
| 100 | * @return the applet's context. |
| 101 | */ |
| 102 | AppletContext getAppletContext(); |
| 103 | |
| 104 | /** |
| 105 | * Called when the applet wants to be resized. |
| 106 | * |
| 107 | * @param width the new requested width for the applet. |
| 108 | * @param height the new requested height for the applet. |
| 109 | */ |
| 110 | void appletResize(int width, int height); |
| 111 | } |