Applications

Applications of (and demos directly applicable to) the JavaHelp API v. 2.0_05.

• HelpViewer. Used for viewing HelpSets. Requires all-permissions to access the local file system using standard JFileChooser/File classes. Launch HelpViewer (all)
• JavaHelp System UserGuide. Guide for developers of JavaHelp System enabled applications and HelpSets. Launch User Guide (all) Launch User Guide (jac)
  • The j2ee-application-client-permissions (jac) launch is included to demonstrate that HelpSets with favorites require all-permissions - it fails.
  • On 'search'..

    Exception while creating engine named
      com.sun.java.help.search.DefaultSearchEngine
      for view: javax.help.SearchView@8a548b
    java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException at
      sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
      ...
    Caused by: java.security.InvalidParameterException at
      com.sun.java.help.search.DefaultSearchEngine.
        (DefaultSearchEngine.java:86)
      ... 36 more
    	

• HelpSet Objects. How to use <OBJECT> elements in HelpSets to provide pop-up help. Has no text search, so uses jhbasic.jar. Launch Object Guide (jac) Launch Object Guide
• HelpSet Objects. How to use <OBJECT> elements in HelpSets to provide pop-up help. Has no text search, so uses jhbasic.jar. Launch Object Guide Launch Object Guide (Native PLAF)
  • Although the PLAF seems to be set OK, the 'Native PLAF' example throws an NPE.

    Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0"
          java.lang.NullPointerException at
      javax.help.plaf.basic.BasicTOCNavigatorUI.presentData(
        BasicTOCNavigatorUI.java:244) at
      javax.help.plaf.basic.BasicTOCNavigatorUI.access$100(
        BasicTOCNavigatorUI.java:75)
      ..

• API JavaDocs (HelpSetter). The HelpSet of the JavaHelp System API JavaDocs. Launch API JavaDocs