Get ClassNotFoundException from a applet

Question

hi all,
i'm trying to use the java.awt.geom.Arc2D class in a applet. it works fine on a appletviewer, but it throws the ClassNotFoundException:java.awt.geom.Arc2D on a applet in IE5.
i'm sure it got the lastest Java plug-in 1.3.1 on my computer.
here is the code of my simple applet:
import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.geom.Arc2D;
public class Arc extends Applet {
     private Arc2D a2d;
     public void init() {
               a2d = new Arc2D.Double(Arc2D.PIE);
     public void paint(Graphics g) {
          g.drawString("Welcome to Java!!", 50, 60 );
}i can't even get the String drew on the applet as it's thrown the exception when i try to new the new Arc2D.Double object. can anyone pls tell me what else do i need to run this applet on IE5?
many thanks!
Darshaan.

Answer 1

I don't think that'll invoke the Java plug-in correctly.
Try something like the following to make sure your browser uses the plug-in instead:
<OBJECT classid="clsid:8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93" width="500" height="300" align="baseline" codebase="http://you.company.com">
<PARAM NAME="code" VALUE="Arc.class">
<PARAM NAME="codebase" VALUE="java/src">
<PARAM NAME="scriptable" VALUE="true">
No Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition v 1.3 support for APPLET!!
</OBJECT>
You can find more about how to write HTML for Java plug-in here:
http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/1.3/docs/tags.html
Hope this helps!