Chapter 21. Using Applets As Front Ends to Server-Side Programs
Topics in This Chapter
Sending GET data and having the browser display the results
Sending GET data and processing the results within the applet (HTTP tunneling)
Using object serialization to exchange high-level data structures between applets and servlets
Sending POST data and processing the results within the applet (HTTP tunneling)
Bypassing the HTTP server altogether
HTML forms, discussed in Chapter 18, provide a simple but limited way of collecting user input and transmitting it to a servlet or CGI program. Occasionally, however, a more sophisticated user interface is required. Applets give you more control over the size, color, and font of the GUI controls; provide more built-in ...
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