Issue:
Applet object passed from with applet to JS and then to another Applet is not recognized type Applet

we are passing an applet object itself from within itself to a JS method, inside which we call another Applet's method with the first applet as parameter. The destination Applet has public method defined as below:
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    // This calls is initiated by helper applet via javascript
    public void setResourceLoader(Applet loader) {
        MsgPrinter
                .printMsg("MainGetResourceApplet.setResourceLoader setting loader to: "
                        + loader);
        resourceLoader = loader;

        // Create a thread to setup the resource...
        setup();
    }
    
    
    public void setResourceLoader(GetResourceHelperApplet loader) {
        MsgPrinter
                .printMsg("MainGetResourceApplet.setResourceLoader setting loader to: "
                        + loader);
        resourceLoader = loader;

        // Create a thread to setup the resource...
        setup();
    }
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However, neither method eventually get called.

trace
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liveconnect: Failed: public void MainGetResourceApplet.setResourceLoader(java.applet.Applet), convert cost -1
liveconnect: Failed: public void MainGetResourceApplet.setResourceLoader(GetResourceHelperApplet), convert cost -1
netscape.javascript.JSException: JavaScript error while calling "passResourceLoader"
at sun.plugin2.main.client.MessagePassingJSObject.newJSException(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.main.client.MessagePassingJSObject.waitForReply(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.main.client.MessagePassingJSObject.call(Unknown Source)
at GetResourceHelperApplet.connect(GetResourceHelperApplet.java:68)
at GetResourceHelperApplet.run(GetResourceHelperApplet.java:30)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
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Affected tests:
LiveConnectTest::testJSGetResource
LiveConnectTest::testJSGetResourceImage