Writing new HTML to a page from an applet using LiveConnect, 1.3.1 Plug-i

Question

Has anyone been able to successfully replace a page with an applet with the dynamically generated HTML from an applet using LiveConnect and Plugin 1.3.1 in Netscape 6.2 or IE?
The following works fine without plugin or with 1.4.0 beta3 plugin.
Here is the code that I use without plugin:
JSObject windowObject = JSObject.getWindow(this);
JSObject documentObject = (JSObject) windowObject.getMember("document");
documentObject.call("close",null);
documentObject.call("open",null);
String anArray1[] = {null};
anArray1[0] ="some HTML here";
documentObject.call("write", anArray1);
documentObject.call("close",null);
Here is the code that I use with 1.4.0 plugin:
JSObject windowObject = JSObject.getWindow(this);
JSObject documentObject = (JSObject) windowObject.getMember("document");
String anArray1[] = {null};
anArray1[0] ="some HTML here";
documentObject.call("write", anArray1);
When I try to use anyone of the above using plugin 1.3.1, the browser either hangs or plugin generates runtime error. What is the correct way of writing to a document object? Or what is the way that works for 1.3.1 plugin?

Answer 1

Hi,
I am doing this in my applet to replace the page containing the applet with the new content. I tested that extensively with Netscape 4.7 and IE 5.5+. Definitely works if you are using Java Plug-In 1.3.1_02. Does not work well in Netscape 6.2.
    protected void setPageContent(final String newContent) {
        final JSObject window = JSObject.getWindow(this);
        final JSObject document = (JSObject) window.getMember("document");
        new Thread( new Runnable() {
                        public void run() {
                            document.call("clear", null);
                            document.call("write", new String[]{newContent});
                            try {
                                          document.call("close", null);
                               } catch (JSException ignored) {
                    } ).start();