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Chapter 9
Plug-in API Reference

To help you familiarize yourself with the Plug-in API as quickly as possible, this reference is organized into sections by task and parallels the organization of Chapters 3 through 8.

Functions

Structures

Constants and Definitions

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Functions

You can look up Plug-in API functions by functional group or API group.

Each function entry includes the name of the function, its header file, syntax, return values, and parameter definitions.

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API Organization: Netscape and Plug-in Methods

Plug-in Method Summary

Netscape Method Summary

Plug-in API Methods: Functional Subgroups

Plug-in API methods are organized into two groups, according to whether they are called by Communicator or by the plug-in itself.

In general, Plug-in API functions work the same way on all platforms. However, several functions, notably NPP_HandleEvent and NPN_MemFlush, operate differently depending on the platform. Platform-specific differences are described in the reference entries for the individual functions.

Unless otherwise stated, ownership for all API function parameters remains with the caller and values are valid only for the duration of each call. For example, if Netscape passes your plug-in a string, the plug-in should make its own copy of the string if you need to reference it after returning from that function. If you pass the Navigator a string or buffer, you are responsible for freeing the memory allocated for the data; the Navigator make its own private copy of the data if necessary.

Declarations for all API functions as well as definitions of all types and structures, error code values, used in the API functions are included in the file npapi.h.

This reference groups function reference entries according to their use in programming operations, as covered in Chapters 3 through 8. This overview gives you two ways to find a particular function.

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Plug-in Method Summary

Method Name Description
NPP_Destroy
Deletes a specific instance of a plug-in.

NPP_DestroyStream
Tells the plug-in that a stream is about to be closed or destroyed.

NPP_GetJavaClass
Returns the Java class associated with the plug-in.

NPP_GetValue
Allows Communicator to query the plug-in for information.

NPP_HandleEvent
Delivers a platform-specific window event to the instance.

NPP_Initialize
Provides global initialization for a plug-in.

NPP_New
Creates a new instance of a plug-in.

NPP_NewStream
Notifies a plug-in instance of a new data stream.

NPP_Print
Requests a platform-specific print operation for an embedded or full-screen plug-in.

NPP_SetValue
Sets information about the plug-in.

NPP_SetWindow
Tells the plug-in when a window is created, moved, sized, or destroyed.

NPP_Shutdown
Provides global deinitialization for a plug-in.

NPP_StreamAsFile
Provides a local file name for the data from a stream.

NPP_URLNotify
Notifies the instance of the completion of a URL request.

NPP_Write
Delivers data to a plug-in instance.

NPP_WriteReady
Determines maximum number of bytes that the plug-in can consume.

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Netscape Method Summary

Method Name Description
NPN_DestroyStream
Closes and deletes a stream.

NPN_ForceRedraw
Forces a paint message for a windowless plug-in.

NPN_GetJavaEnv
Returns a pointer to the Java execution environment.

NPN_GetJavaPeer
Returns the Java object associated with the plug-in.

NPN_GetURL
Requests Communicator to create a stream for the specified URL.

NPN_GetURLNotify
Requests creation of a new stream with the contents of the specified URL; gets notification of the result.

NPN_GetValue
Allows the plug-in to query Communicator for information.

NPN_InvalidateRect
Invalidates specified drawing area prior to repainting or refreshing a windowless plug-in.

NPN_InvalidateRegion
Invalidates specified drawing region prior to repainting or refreshing a windowless plug-in.

NPN_MemAlloc
Allocates memory from Communicator's memory space.

NPN_MemFlush
Requests that Communicator free a specified amount of memory.

NPN_MemFree
Deallocates a block of allocated memory.

NPN_NewStream
Requests the creation of a new data stream produced by the plug-in and consumed by Communicator.

NPN_PostURL
Posts data to a URL.

NPN_PostURLNotify
Posts data to a URL, and receives notification of the result.

NPN_ReloadPlugins
Reloads all plug-ins in the Plugins directory.

NPN_RequestRead
Requests a range of bytes for a seekable stream.

NPN_SetValue
Sets windowless plug-in as transparent or opaque.

NPN_Status
Displays a message on the status line of the browser window.

NPN_UserAgent
Returns Communicator's user agent field.

NPN_Version
Returns version information for the Plug-in API.

NPN_Write
Pushes data into a stream produced by the plug-in and consumed by Communicator.

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Plug-in API Methods: Functional Subgroups

The organization of Plug-in function definitions in this reference corresponds to their use in programming operations, as covered in Chapters 3 through 8. This section lists Plug-in API methods by functional subgroup.

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Plug-in Methods: Functional Subgroups

Initialization and destruction

Method Name Description
NPP_Initialize
Provides global initialization for a plug-in.

NPP_New
Creates a new instance of a plug-in.

NPP_Destroy
Deletes a specific instance of a plug-in.

NPP_Shutdown
Provides global deinitialization for a plug-in.

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Drawing and events

Method Name Description
NPP_HandleEvent
Delivers a platform-specific event to the instance.

NPP_SetWindow
Tells the plug-in when a window is created, moved, sized, or destroyed.

NPP_Print
Requests a platform-specific print operation for an embedded or full-screen plug-in.

NPP_GetValue
Allows the Navigator to query the plug-in for information.

NPP_SetValue
Sets information about the plug-in, called by the plug-in.

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Working with URLs

Method Name Description
NPP_URLNotify
Notifies the plug-in of the completion of a URL request.

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Communicating with Java

Method Name Description
NPP_GetJavaClass
Returns the Java class associated with the plug-in.

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Receiving data streams

Method Name Description
NPP_NewStream
Notifies a plug-in instance of a new data stream.

NPP_DestroyStream
Tells the plug-in that a stream is about to be closed or destroyed.

NPP_StreamAsFile
Provides a local file name for the data from a stream.

NPP_Write
Delivers data to a plug-in instance.

NPP_WriteReady
Returns the maximum number of bytes that an instance can consume.

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Netscape Methods: Functional Subgroups

Drawing and events

Method Name Description
NPN_ForceRedraw
Forces a paint message for a windowless plug-in.

NPN_InvalidateRect
Invalidates specified drawing area prior to repainting or refreshing a windowless plug-in.

NPN_InvalidateRegion
Invalidates specified drawing region prior to repainting or refreshing a windowless plug-in.

NPN_GetValue
Allows the plug-in to query Communicator for information.

NPP_SetValue
Sets information about the plug-in; called by Communicator.

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Working with URLs

Method Name Description
NPN_GetURL
Requests Communicator to create a stream for the specified URL.

NPN_GetURLNotify
Requests creation of a new stream with the contents of the specified URL, and notifies the plug-in of the result.

NPN_PostURL
Posts data from a file or buffer to a URL.

NPN_PostURLNotify
Posts data from a file or buffer to a URL, and receives notification of the result.

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Memory

Method Name Description
NPN_MemAlloc
Allocates memory from Communicator's memory space.

NPN_MemFlush
Mac OS only. Requests that Communicator free a specified amount of memory.

NPN_MemFree
Deallocates a block of allocated memory.

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Communicating with Java

Method Name Description
NPN_GetJavaEnv
Returns a pointer to the Java execution environment.

NPN_GetJavaPeer
Returns the Java object associated with the plug-in.

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Sending data streams

Method Name Description
NPP_DestroyStream
Tells the plug-in that a stream is about to be closed or destroyed.

NPN_NewStream
Requests the creation of a new data stream produced by the plug-in and consumed by Communicator.

NPP_Write
Delivers data to a plug-in instance.

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Receiving data streams

Method Name Description
NPN_RequestRead
Requests a range of bytes from a seekable stream.

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Utility

Method Name Description
NPN_ReloadPlugins
Reloads all plug-ins in the Plugins directory.

NPN_Status
Displays a message on the status line of the browser window.

NPN_UserAgent
Returns the Communicator user agent field.

NPN_Version
Returns version information for the Plug-in API.

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