Note: This Java deployment guide describes features released prior to the Java SE 6 update 10 release. See Java Rich Internet Applications Development and Deployment for the latest information.
The Windows releases of Java Plug-in and Java Web Start make use
of the codebase
attribute of the OBJECT
element to autodownload and install a particular version of the
JRE. See:
By specifying a particular .cab
file in the
codebase
, a particular version of the JRE can be
automatically downloaded and installed as required by an applet or
application. For a list of the available .cab
files,
see Autodownload Files. Note that not every release of the JRE has
an associated .cab
file for autodownload.