Microsoft KB Archive/180046

= BUG: IE print creates new instance of applet class to be printed =

Article ID: 180046

Article Last Modified on 6/14/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Java Virtual Machine
 * Microsoft Software Development Kit for Java 2.02
 * Microsoft Software Development Kit for Java 2.01
 * Microsoft Software Development Kit for Java 2.02
 * Microsoft Software Development Kit for Java 3.0
 * Microsoft Software Development Kit for Java 3.1
 * Microsoft Software Development Kit for Java 3.2
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q180046



SYMPTOMS
When printing an HTML-page in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x that contains a Java applet, IE creates a new instance of the applet class to be printed. In other words, you see only the initial, default state of the applet on the resulting printout and any changes the user made from the default state of the applet are not printed.



RESOLUTION
Currently, there are no supported workarounds for this bug.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
To reproduce this behavior, the following example can be used:   Copy the following HTML code to a file named SimpleApplet.html:   SimpleApplet   Simple Applet     </li> <li> Copy the following Java source to a file named SampleApplet.java: // SimpleApplet.java import java.awt.*; import java.applet.*;

public class SimpleApplet extends Applet {

TextField textfield = new TextField(30); Choice choice = new Choice;

public SimpleApplet { System.err.println("SimpleApplet SimpleApplet "+this); }

public void init { System.err.println("SimpleApplet Applet.init "+this);

choice.addItem("Option 1"); choice.addItem("Option 2"); this.add(textfield); this.add(choice); validate; }

public void start { System.err.println("SimpleApplet Applet.start "+this); }

public void stop { System.err.println("SimpleApplet Applet.stop "+this); }

public void destroy { System.err.println("SimpleApplet Applet.destroy "+this); }

public void finalize { System.err.println("SimpleApplet Applet.finalize "+this); } }                       </li> <li>Compile the SimpleApplet.java file using a Java compiler.</li> <li>Open the SimpletApplet.html file in Internet Explorer 4.x.</li> <li>Enter some text in the TextBox and set the Choice control to "Option 2."</li> <li>Click Print on the File menu in Internet Explorer 4.x and notice that the printout does not contain the text entered or the nondefault option in the Choice control.</li></ol>

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