Re: Maximum number of Java applets running at one time?
Rhino wrote:
I recently started working at a place that has a number of applets to do
various tasks.
....one of the
technical people had looked into the problem and been told by Sun that you
should never have more than 6 applets open at a time or you would have this
sort of problem.
....
I've been programming in Java for quite some time and have never heard of
such a thing. Then again, I've never tried running that many applets
concurrently either so this may be accurate information. Does anyone know if
there is any truth to the claim that more than 6 concurrent aplications is
an issue?
I waited (for a bit) to see if any definitive information was
going to be posted, since I do not have any.
OTOH, I've been a long time poster to these groups, and
have probably helped people with scores of applet problems,
and read hundreds of applet related posts.
Never have I heard of this specific problem.
Both Thomas and Zap0d made good points, especially
about the shared VM - it depends on the browser as
to whether a VM is shared between applets in different
windows, or a new VM for each browser window (AFAIU -
all applets on the same web-page have to share the same
VM - nothing else is specifically defined.)
If the problem persists, you might try launching the
applets via web-start - that should get them on-screen
in a more predictable environment.
( But personally I think you were told a load of old
cobblers, and it was some coder's excuse for not
diving in to debug the applets. )
Andrew T.