Reading XML in Java Applet

Question

I know:

• I have to sign the applet so it can read files
• How to parse XML files

My Questions would be:

• Should I keep the XML file in the .jar or separate?
• Are there some best practices tutorials? if so please link me

Answer 1

If you ship your XML with the applet, then you won't need to sign it, as you're not really reading files, but just loading additional resources.

Only you can answer where the XML should be, because we don't know what it's used for, how often it changes and if its the same for every user of your applet.