The class, com.ibm.websphere.client.installer.ClientLauncher, contains
a main() method that is called by Java Web Start (JWS) to launch the client
application. The Java Web Start client is used with platforms that support
a Web browser.
Java Web Start is not supported.
This client is packaged in the WebSphereClientLauncher.jar file
that is located in a WebSphere Application Server clients installation under
the <app_server_root>/
JWS directory.
This launcher class configures the run-time environment for J2EE application
clients and thin client applications (not J2EE application clients).
The launcher class requires that the following properties are defined.
These properties are not defined in a separate properties file. Instead, the
properties are defined as part of the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP)
files.
- com.ibm.websphere.client.launcher.main
- If the client application is a Thin Application client, then this property
should be specified. It specifies the class where the main entry point of
the client application resides.
- com.ibm.websphere.client.launcher.ear
- If the client application is a J2EE Application client, then this property
should be specified. It specifies the name of the EAR file to be executed.
This property takes precedence over com.ibm.websphere.client.launcher.main.
However, only one of the two properties should be specified.
- com.ibm.websphere.client.launcher.classpath* (required for J2EE client
applications only)
- There can be a set of properties that are prefixed with com.ibm.websphere.client.launcher.classpath.
Each property specifies a JAR file that is to be added to the class path of
the client application. This JAR file is a JAR file that is already defined
as a resource for the client application. This file is needed so that the
correct elements of the class path of the Java virtual machine (JVM) starting
the client launcher can be retrieved and added to the class path of the (JVM)
that is to be spawned for the client application.