Java Applets

Advanced Methods | Java Applets

Java Applets

Java applets are another very popular means of adding dynamic elements to Web pages. Whereas CGI programs operate on the server, Java applets are downloaded with the Web page to the browser. This means that you can add dynamic elements to your Web pages with Java applets even if you do not have the privileged access needed to install your custom-designed CGI scripts.
On the other hand, creating custom Java applets is a far from trivial task. Java is what computer programmers call an object oriented language. This gives it many powerful features, but the novice programmer will probably find it more difficult to learn than HTML, or even Perl or C.
Still it is possible to add applets to your pages without ever learning to program in Java at all. We'll look at an example of an applet in the next section and see how to put it on a Web page.


			Advanced Methods \| Java Applets
		Java Applets `Java` applets are another very popular means of adding dynamic elements to Web pages. Whereas CGI programs operate on the server, `Java` applets are downloaded with the Web page to the browser. This means that you can add dynamic elements to your Web pages with `Java` applets even if you do not have the privileged access needed to install your custom-designed CGI scripts. On the other hand, creating custom `Java` applets is a far from trivial task. `Java` is what computer programmers call an object oriented language. This gives it many powerful features, but the novice programmer will probably find it more difficult to learn than HTML, or even `Perl` or `C`. Still it is possible to add applets to your pages without ever learning to program in `Java` at all. We'll look at an example of an applet in the next section and see how to put it on a Web page.