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>