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.

The Java™ Plug-in

Java™ Plug-in enables applets written to the Java SE Platform 6 specification to be run in Mozilla and Internet Explorer web browsers. Java Plug-in comes with the 6 JRE/JDK.

Java Plug-in Developer Guide The Java Plug-in Developer Guide provides documentation in the following areas:

Java Plug-in Basics
Deployment Schemes
Security
Debugging Support
Advanced Topics

Common DOM API Applet developers can use the Common DOM (Document Object Model) API when writing applets intended to run with Java Plug-in. The Common DOM API enables developers to traverse the DOM from within their applets. The Common DOM API is supported only in applets that run with 1.4, 5.0 or 6 versions of Java Plug-in.