/*
* Creates a thread to run the applet. This method is called
* each time an applet is loaded and reloaded.
*/
synchronized void createAppletThread() {
// Create a thread group for the applet, and start a new
// thread to load the applet.
String nm = "applet-" + getCode();
loader = getClassLoader(getCodeBase(), getClassLoaderCacheKey());
loader.grab(); // Keep this puppy around!
// 4668479: Option to turn off codebase lookup in AppletClassLoader
// during resource requests. [stanley.ho]
String param = getParameter("codebase_lookup");
if (param != null && param.equals("false")) loader.setCodebaseLookup(false);
else loader.setCodebaseLookup(true);
ThreadGroup appletGroup = loader.getThreadGroup();
handler = new Thread(appletGroup, this, "thread " + nm, 0, false);
// set the context class loader for this thread
AccessController.doPrivileged(
new PrivilegedAction<Object>() {
@Override
public Object run() {
handler.setContextClassLoader(loader);
return null;
}
});
handler.start();
}
