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i'm trying to develop a PKI enabled plugin for firefox using add-on builder. how do you call a java applet using add-on javascript on add-on builder ?

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i have a signed applet which encrypts and digitally signs text information. i need to call this applet from the add-on javascript on firefox's add-on builder . how do i do it ?

i've tried using contentScript and contentScriptFile to load the html file which calls the applet vis applet tag , it doesnt work.

this is the error which croped up:

Java Plug-in 1.6.0_26 Using JRE version 1.6.0_26-b03-383-11A511 Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM User home directory = /Users/sreer1990


c: clear console window f: finalize objects on finalization queue g: garbage collect h: display this help message l: dump classloader list m: print memory usage o: trigger logging q: hide console r: reload policy configuration s: dump system and deployment properties t: dump thread list v: dump thread stack x: clear classloader cache 0-5: set trace level to <n>



java.lang.NullPointerException at sun.net.www.ParseUtil.toURI(ParseUtil.java:261) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(HttpURLConnection.java:861) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.connect(HttpURLConnection.java:836) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(HttpURLConnection.java:1172) at sun.plugin.PluginURLJarFileCallBack.downloadJAR(PluginURLJarFileCallBack.java:81) at sun.plugin.PluginURLJarFileCallBack.access$000(PluginURLJarFileCallBack.java:48) at sun.plugin.PluginURLJarFileCallBack$2.run(PluginURLJarFileCallBack.java:150) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at sun.plugin.PluginURLJarFileCallBack.retrieve(PluginURLJarFileCallBack.java:127) at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.URLJarFile.retrieve(URLJarFile.java:186) at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.URLJarFile.getJarFile(URLJarFile.java:50) at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.JarFileFactory.get(JarFileFactory.java:70) at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.JarURLConnection.connect(JarURLConnection.java:104) at sun.plugin.net.protocol.jar.CachedJarURLConnection.connect(CachedJarURLConnection.java:201) at sun.plugin.net.protocol.jar.CachedJarURLConnection.getJarFileInternal(CachedJarURLConnection.java:145) at sun.plugin.net.protocol.jar.CachedJarURLConnection.getJarFile(CachedJarURLConnection.java:91) at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath$JarLoader.getJarFile(DeployURLClassPath.java:752) at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath$JarLoader.access$800(DeployURLClassPath.java:631) at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath$JarLoader$1.run(DeployURLClassPath.java:698) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath$JarLoader.ensureOpen(DeployURLClassPath.java:690) at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath$JarLoader.<init>(DeployURLClassPath.java:652) at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath$3.run(DeployURLClassPath.java:400) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath.getLoader(DeployURLClassPath.java:389) at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath.getLoader(DeployURLClassPath.java:366) at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath.getResource(DeployURLClassPath.java:230) at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader$2.run(Plugin2ClassLoader.java:966) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.findClassHelper(Plugin2ClassLoader.java:955) at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.findClass(Applet2ClassLoader.java:134) at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass0(Plugin2ClassLoader.java:250) at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass(Plugin2ClassLoader.java:180) at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass0(Plugin2ClassLoader.java:240) at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass(Plugin2ClassLoader.java:180) at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass(Plugin2ClassLoader.java:161) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:247) at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadCode(Plugin2ClassLoader.java:675) at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.createApplet(Plugin2Manager.java:3046) at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Plugin2Manager.java:1498) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680) Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException

i have a signed applet which encrypts and digitally signs text information. i need to call this applet from the add-on javascript on firefox's add-on builder . how do i do it ? i've tried using contentScript and contentScriptFile to load the html file which calls the applet vis applet tag , it doesnt work. this is the error which croped up: Java Plug-in 1.6.0_26 Using JRE version 1.6.0_26-b03-383-11A511 Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM User home directory = /Users/sreer1990 ---------------------------------------------------- c: clear console window f: finalize objects on finalization queue g: garbage collect h: display this help message l: dump classloader list m: print memory usage o: trigger logging q: hide console r: reload policy configuration s: dump system and deployment properties t: dump thread list v: dump thread stack x: clear classloader cache 0-5: set trace level to <n> ---------------------------------------------------- java.lang.NullPointerException at sun.net.www.ParseUtil.toURI(ParseUtil.java:261) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(HttpURLConnection.java:861) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.connect(HttpURLConnection.java:836) at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(HttpURLConnection.java:1172) at sun.plugin.PluginURLJarFileCallBack.downloadJAR(PluginURLJarFileCallBack.java:81) at sun.plugin.PluginURLJarFileCallBack.access$000(PluginURLJarFileCallBack.java:48) at sun.plugin.PluginURLJarFileCallBack$2.run(PluginURLJarFileCallBack.java:150) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at sun.plugin.PluginURLJarFileCallBack.retrieve(PluginURLJarFileCallBack.java:127) at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.URLJarFile.retrieve(URLJarFile.java:186) at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.URLJarFile.getJarFile(URLJarFile.java:50) at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.JarFileFactory.get(JarFileFactory.java:70) at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.JarURLConnection.connect(JarURLConnection.java:104) at sun.plugin.net.protocol.jar.CachedJarURLConnection.connect(CachedJarURLConnection.java:201) at sun.plugin.net.protocol.jar.CachedJarURLConnection.getJarFileInternal(CachedJarURLConnection.java:145) at sun.plugin.net.protocol.jar.CachedJarURLConnection.getJarFile(CachedJarURLConnection.java:91) at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath$JarLoader.getJarFile(DeployURLClassPath.java:752) at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath$JarLoader.access$800(DeployURLClassPath.java:631) at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath$JarLoader$1.run(DeployURLClassPath.java:698) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath$JarLoader.ensureOpen(DeployURLClassPath.java:690) at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath$JarLoader.<init>(DeployURLClassPath.java:652) at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath$3.run(DeployURLClassPath.java:400) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath.getLoader(DeployURLClassPath.java:389) at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath.getLoader(DeployURLClassPath.java:366) at com.sun.deploy.security.DeployURLClassPath.getResource(DeployURLClassPath.java:230) at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader$2.run(Plugin2ClassLoader.java:966) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.findClassHelper(Plugin2ClassLoader.java:955) at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.findClass(Applet2ClassLoader.java:134) at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass0(Plugin2ClassLoader.java:250) at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass(Plugin2ClassLoader.java:180) at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass0(Plugin2ClassLoader.java:240) at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass(Plugin2ClassLoader.java:180) at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadClass(Plugin2ClassLoader.java:161) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:247) at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadCode(Plugin2ClassLoader.java:675) at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.createApplet(Plugin2Manager.java:3046) at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Plugin2Manager.java:1498) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680) Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException

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Try posting at the Web Development / Standards Evangelism forum at MozillaZine. The helpers over there are more knowledgeable about web page development issues with Firefox.
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