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Use a Java applet in an ICN plugin

In this post, I will describe how to embed and use a Java applet in your IBM Content Navigator plugin. Applets may be useful to overstep some JavaScript limitations, usually related to security, for instance read/write the client’s file system.

I won’t explain how to write, package and sign your applet since you can find plenty of tutorials on this topicĀ on the web. However I will explain how to embed your applet into your plugin, then how to use it.
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