Client JRE Capabilities - Quick Reference

Java rich Internet application (RIA) technology is getting increasingly sophisticated. New features are being added in every release of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) software. The cheat sheet shown next will help you keep up with the vibrant technology and implement RIA solutions that work elegantly on all versions of the client JRE software. The cheat sheet provides information about significant capabilities added in each version of the JRE software starting with the Java SE 6 update 10 release.

Applets
Java Web Start applications
- Customized Loading Progress Indicator
Resources

Applets

Feature	Feature Introduced in JRE Software Version
	Java SE 6 update 10	Java SE 6 update 18	Java SE 6 update 21
Java Network Launch Protocol (JNLP) Support	The next generation Java Plug-in enables applets that can be deployed by using JNLP and can access JNLP API
Draggable applet	Applets can be dragged out of the browser if specified as "draggable"
Splash screen	Custom splash screen displayed if specified
Customized loading progress indicator		Customized loading progress indicator can be displayed in a top level window or applet container	Customized loading progress indicator can access applet context and invoke JavaScript code in parent web page

Java Web Start Applications

JNLP support has been the foundation of Java Web Start applications since the inception of this technology.

Feature	Feature Introduced in JRE Software Version
	Java SE 6 update 18
Customized loading progress indicator	Customized loading progress indicator can be displayed in a top level window. Default splash screen is never displayed. Custom splash screen displayed when loaded from cache.

Resources

Java Rich Internet Applications Development and Deployment in Java SE developer guide
Deployment trail in the Java Tutorials

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