Method for preserving the state of a java applet during the lifetime of its container

A method of controlling the creation of a Java object associated with a markup language document that at least partially defines a Web page displayed by a browser when the browser visits the Web page, the browser executing on a client computer connectable to a server computer, the method comprising:

• receiving the markup language document that at least partially defines a Web page;
• analyzing the markup language document to determine if an instruction to create the Java object is contained therein;
• determining whether the Java object exists in a persistence manager object, wherein the persistence manager object is configured into a non-persistence object that is adapted for operation on a Java virtual machine;
• if the Java object does not exist in the persistence manager object, creating the Java object and registering the Java object with the persistence manager;
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• if the Java object exists in the persistence manager object, returning the Java object from the persistence manager, wherein the steps of registering the Java object with the persistence manager or returning the Java object in the persistence manager is accomplished by the use of carriers contained in a static reference mechanism.