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copied!<p>I'm working on a project where we're using a Java applet for part of the UI (a map, specifically), but building the rest of the UI around the applet in HTML/JavaScript, communicating with the applet through LiveConnect/NPAPI. A little bizarre, I know, but let's presume that setup is not under discussion. I started out planning on using jQuery as my JavaScript framework, but I've run into two issues.</p> <p><b>Issue the first: </b></p> <p>Selecting the applet doesn't provide access to the applet's methods.</p> <p>Java:</p> <pre><code>public class MyApplet extends JApplet { // ... public String foo() { return "foo!"; } } </code></pre> <p>JavaScript:</p> <pre><code>var applet = $("#applet-id"); alert(applet.foo()); </code></pre> <p>Running the above JavaScript results in</p> <pre>$("#applet-id").foo is not a function</pre> <p>This is in contrast to Prototype, where the analogous code does work:</p> <pre><code>var applet = $("applet-id"); alert(applet.foo()); </code></pre> <p>So...where'd the applet methods go?</p> <p><b>Issue the second:</b></p> <p>There's a known problem with jQuery and applets in Firefox 2: <a href="http://www.pengoworks.com/workshop/jquery/bug_applet/jquery_applet_bug.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.pengoworks.com/workshop/jquery/bug_applet/jquery_applet_bug.htm</a></p> <p>It's a long shot, but does anybody know of a workaround? I suspect this problem isn't fixable, which will mean switching to Prototype.</p> <p>Thanks for the help!</p>

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