User Guide

50 Chapter 2: ColdFusion Tags
Usage
You can specify the applet method attribute only in the Administrator, Java Applets view. For
other attributes, you can accept the default values in the Administrator view, or specify values in
this tag and override the defaults.
If Java applet components are stored in a JAR file, enter the filename in the ColdFusion
Administrator, Java Applets window, Archive text box.
Example
<p>cfapplet lets you reference custom Java applets that have been
registered using the ColdFusion Administrator.
<p>To register a Java applet, open the ColdFusion Administrator and
click "Applets" link under "extensions" section.
<p>This example applet copies text that you type into a form. Type
some text, and then click "copy" to see the copied text.
<cfform action = "index.cfm">
<cfapplet appletsource = "copytext" name = "copytext">
</cfform>
align Optional Alignment:
• Left
• Right
• Bottom
• Top
• TextTop
• Middle
• AbsMiddle
• Baseline
• AbsBottom
notSupported Optional See
Description
Text to display if a page that contains a Java applet-based
cfform control is opened by a browser that does not support
Java or has Java support disabled. For example:
notSupported = "<b>Browser must support Java to view
ColdFusion Java Applets</b>"
Default:
<b>Browser must support Java to<br> view ColdFusion Java
Applets!</b>
param_n Optional Registered parameter for applet. Specify only to override
values for applet in ColdFusion Administrator.
Attribute Req/Opt Default Description