Applet to Javascript Communication

[Meena J]

Hi All,
I have a applet and i am trying to communicate with the javascript thr applet.
here is the code :
import netscape.javascript.*;
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public class ReserveTable extends JApplet
{
public void init()
{
JSObject win = JSObject.getWindow(this);
JSObject doc = (JSObject) win.getMember("document");
JSObject form = (JSObject) doc.getMember("entry"); //entry is my form name
String s = (String) form.getMember("dateField");
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}
}
When I try to run the Applet, It says...
"Exception:java.lang.ClassCastException:sun.plugin.javascript.ocx.JSObject"
Could anyone tell me what's the problem with this code...Please it's urgent...where I am goind wrong?
Thanks in advance.

[Maulin Vasavada]

hi Meena,
instead you can try writing a javascript method that returns the field you want and then use that method from the java code to call it.
you can then cast the return object back to String.
something like,
String s = (String)win.call("funcName", null) ;
well, i know this won't work if you really need to use many of the form field ...i have not thought about the solution in that case...

hope this helps you little.
regards
maulin.

[Dirk Schreckmann]

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