Note: This Java plug-in guide describes features released prior to the Java SE 6 update 10 release. See Java Rich Internet Applications Development and Deployment for the latest information.
Beginning with JDK 1.4, two new methods have been added to
interface java.Applet.AppletContext to allow applet
persistence across browser sessions. These methods are:
setStream(String key, InputStream stream)getStream(String key)These new methods enable the applet developer to stream data and objects from one browser session so that they can be reused in subsequent browser sessions. This provides applet persistence and makes it unnecessary to use static objects in applets for this same purpose.
setStream(key, stream) maps a key to a stream.
getStream(key) returns the stream mapped to the key.
If the AppletContext already has a stream mapped to the key when
setStream(key, stream) is invoked, the mapping is
updated.
See the API specification for more information
