Embed Java Applet?

[headjoog2]

Can you embed a java applet in Flex?

[Dave Wolf]

headjoog2 wrote:

> Can you embed a java applet in Flex?

Yes. Place it into an IFrame.

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Dave Wolf
Cynergy Systems, Inc.
Macromedia Flex Alliance Partner
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[headjoog2]

sweet!

[dejaView]

Dave Wolf: can you elaborate on your answer a bit? headjoog2: were you able to
implement an IFrame solution? I hate to admit I'm a noob and I can't find
IFrame in the Flex MXML documentation. I have searched the web and found an
example that creates a custom IFrame by extending Canvas, but that example
didn't seem sufficient. I have a Java applet that uploads files to a server and
would like to embed it in a Flex application so it is visible. There will be
some drop down fields next to it and I will need to pass the selected values to
the applet prior to upload. Whether or not I develop this in Flex hinges on
this capability. Any help is appreciated.

[ntsiii]

Remember that a Flex app is just a flash player object embedded in an HTML
page. The Flex server generates this html page on the fly when you request an
mxml file.

You can create your own html wrapper that can contain anything HTML can.

The IFrame is not part of Flex, but part of the html wrapper. Your applet can
share the visible area with the Flex app if you want. One benefit of an IFrame
is that it is easily hidden or positioned, but you do not have to use one.

So don't think of embedding the applet in Flex, think embedding both flex and
the applet in the HTML page.

Flex can communicate with the HTML page using getURL("javascript: myFunction")

The HTML hosted javascript can communicate with the Flex app using
setVariable(). The variable in Flex that you set can be a setter function, so
you can invoke the Flex app's functionality at will from the client javascript.

Tracy

[dejaView]

Thanks Tracy. I guess the answer to the original post should have been "No, you can't embed a java applet in Flex. However, you can place it in an HTML IFrame." That clears up a lot.