P4
J2SE Version (please include all output from java -version flag):
>java -version
java version "1.7.0-ea"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0-ea-b75)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 17.0-b04, mixed mode, sharing)
Does this problem occur on J2SE 1.4.x or 5.0.x or 6.0? Yes / No (pick one)
Yes
Operating System Configuration Information (be specific):
Window 7
Hardware Configuration Information (be specific):
Athlon 64 X2
Bug Description:
This problem occurs when the java plugin is used in Firefox.
A web page that contains an applet gets reloaded when clicking on the
reload button and keeping SHIFT pressed. However, the applets referred
to from it are not reloaded. I.e. the cached files are used even when
there are newer ones.
Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. compile the following applet (TestApplet.java):
import java.applet.Applet;
public class TestApplet extends Applet{
public void init(){
}
public String meth(){
return("aaa");
}
}
2. load the following page in Firefox
<HTML>
<BODY>
<APPLET CODE="TestApplet" WIDTH=10 HEIGHT=10 NAME="testapplet">
</APPLET>
<input type="button" value="test" onclick="alert(document.testapplet.meth())">
</BODY>
</HTML>
3. click the button. The alert "aaa" will be shown.
4. Change TestApplet.java (e.g., replace "aaa" with "bbb").
5. SHIFT reload the page, and click the button: the old string will be
displayed
Actual Results:
An obsolete applet is run, which is the cached it instead of taking the one
with a more recent creation time.
Expected Results:
The expected results are the ones provided by the new applet.
This bug hinders considerably the development of applets. Several workarounds
have been posted to the internet. Many do not work at all, some do only at
times, and some are too cumbersome (like, e.g. clearing the cache and
restarting the browser).
I have filed this bug first to Mozilla. They replied that it is up to the
java plugin to manage applets, and that the java plugin manages its own cache.
>java -version
java version "1.7.0-ea"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0-ea-b75)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 17.0-b04, mixed mode, sharing)
Does this problem occur on J2SE 1.4.x or 5.0.x or 6.0? Yes / No (pick one)
Yes
Operating System Configuration Information (be specific):
Window 7
Hardware Configuration Information (be specific):
Athlon 64 X2
Bug Description:
This problem occurs when the java plugin is used in Firefox.
A web page that contains an applet gets reloaded when clicking on the
reload button and keeping SHIFT pressed. However, the applets referred
to from it are not reloaded. I.e. the cached files are used even when
there are newer ones.
Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. compile the following applet (TestApplet.java):
import java.applet.Applet;
public class TestApplet extends Applet{
public void init(){
}
public String meth(){
return("aaa");
}
}
2. load the following page in Firefox
<HTML>
<BODY>
<APPLET CODE="TestApplet" WIDTH=10 HEIGHT=10 NAME="testapplet">
</APPLET>
<input type="button" value="test" onclick="alert(document.testapplet.meth())">
</BODY>
</HTML>
3. click the button. The alert "aaa" will be shown.
4. Change TestApplet.java (e.g., replace "aaa" with "bbb").
5. SHIFT reload the page, and click the button: the old string will be
displayed
Actual Results:
An obsolete applet is run, which is the cached it instead of taking the one
with a more recent creation time.
Expected Results:
The expected results are the ones provided by the new applet.
This bug hinders considerably the development of applets. Several workarounds
have been posted to the internet. Many do not work at all, some do only at
times, and some are too cumbersome (like, e.g. clearing the cache and
restarting the browser).
I have filed this bug first to Mozilla. They replied that it is up to the
java plugin to manage applets, and that the java plugin manages its own cache.