The Web Start page enables you to configure your application so that
the application can be deployed using Java Web Start. Java Web Start
enables users of your application to download and launch the application
by clicking a link in a web browser.
You open the Standard Java SE Project Properties dialog box by right-clicking
any and choosing Properties.
The Web Start page has the following properties:
Enable Web Start. If selected, the IDE creates
the necessary artifacts to make the application deployable
with Java Web Start when you build the application. These
artifacts can be found in the application's dist folder.
Icon. The icon to be used to represent the application on the
user's system, such as on the desktop.
Codebase. A URL representing the location of the application.
This field is a represented by a combo box, which
from which you can select Local Execution, Web Deployment, or
User Defined. For Local Execution and Web Deployment, the URL is
determined automatically for you.
If you select Web Deployment, $$codebase is shown as the
URL. When you run the application, the application is served by special
servlet in which $$codebase is replaced with the real location of the
application.
Allow Offline. If selected, the user does not need a network
connection to run the application.
Self-signed. If selected, the application is signed using
a certificate that is generated when the project is built. This
certificate is not certified by any Certification Authority.
Self-signing an application enables the application to do things such as
write files to disk and access the network.
All of these properties are used in the creation of the JNLP file,
which is file used to launch the application.