Module java.jnlp

Package javax.jnlp

Interface ExtendedService

public interface ExtendedService

ExtendedService provides additional support to the current JNLP API, to allow applications to open a specific file or files in the client's file system.

Since:

1.5

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
FileContents	openFile(File file)	Allows the application to open the specified file, even if the application is running in the untrusted execution environment.
FileContents[]	openFiles(File[] files)	Allows the application to open the specified files, even if the application is running in the untrusted execution environment.

Method Detail

openFile

FileContents openFile(File file)
               throws IOException

Allows the application to open the specified file, even if the application is running in the untrusted execution environment. If the application would not otherwise have permission to access the file, the JNLP CLient should warn user of the potential security risk. The contents of the file is returned as a FileContents object.

Parameters:

file - the file object

Returns:

A FileContents object with information about the opened file

Throws:

IOException - - if there is any I/O error

openFiles

FileContents[] openFiles(File[] files)
                  throws IOException

Allows the application to open the specified files, even if the application is running in the untrusted execution environment. If the application would not otherwise have permission to access the files, the JNLP CLient should warn user of the potential security risk. The contents of each file is returned as a FileContents object in the FileContents array.

Parameters:

files - the array of files

Returns:

A FileContents[] object with information about each opened file

Throws:

IOException - - if there is any I/O error