Lagniappes

• Shared execution space.
• All Java objects in the program run in the same execution space in the Java virtual machine (VM).

• Direct communication between Java objects.
• Embedded Java objects can communicate directly in and across HTML pages without the need for JavaScript or LiveConnect.

• Participation in HTML forms and form posting
• Existing Java components that implement FormElement in      netscape.application.FormElement, such as those provided by the IFC, can be used to enhance capabilities. Java code can be used to control and validate data entry on the client before posting, and can be used to process form data on posting.
 
• Handling of program logic with Java and JavaScript.
• All BeanConnect programs are implemented by embedding Java objects in one or more HTML pages. In a more complex and flexible BeanConnect program, one of the Java objects embedded in each page of the program can be designated as a special program object that handles program logic. The designated program object must be implemented in Java. Finally, program logic can be handled with a combination of Java and JavaScript.

• Multipage and multiframe operation within a single execution context in the Java virtual machine.
• A Java program object can be embedded in any number of HTML documents, and from any frames within those documents. Only the first instance of that object that is encountered is instantiated. Subsequent references to the program object are linked to the original instance of the object, and run in that program's space, minimizing further allocation of system resources.

• Direct control of program objects and their lifetimes.