Answers to Questions and Exercises: Deployment In-Depth

Questions

  1. Question: What script contains functions to deploy applets and Java Web Start applications?

    Answer: The Deployment Toolkit script contains JavaScript functions that can be used to deploy applets and Java Web Start applications.

  2. Question: True or False: You should always sign your RIA just to be sure it will always work.

    Answer: True: Unsigned RIAs are blocked for security reasons. Always sign your RIA with a valid certificate from a trusted certificate authority.

Exercises

  1. Exercise: Write the JavaScript code to deploy the Exercise applet using the ex.jnlp file.

    Answer:

    <script src="https://www.java.com/js/deployJava.js"></script>
    <script> 
        var attributes = {code:'Exercise', width:300, height:300} ; 
        var parameters = {jnlp_href: 'ex.jnlp'} ; 
        deployJava.runApplet(attributes, parameters, '1.6'); 
    </script>