Core J2ME Technology and MIDP

ISBN: 0-13-066911-3 | 737 pages | December 21, 2001 | PDF | 5.49 Mb About the book: This book provides everything you need to develop powerful applications for the rapidly expanding wireless market. Key concepts are not only explained in detail but are also demonstrated with over 70 complete examples available for download on the Web. Part I starts with an overview of J2ME technology configurations, and profiles before explaining CLDC and MIDP. It shows how to create a development environment, from downloading the software to testing and troubleshooting. Part II covers programming with MIDP. Beginning with the basics of the MIDlet application lifecycle and how a mobile device interacts with the display, each aspect of the API is explored in detail. High level components such as Forms, Lists, and TextBoxes are carefully explained. Then, the Canvas and Graphics classes and other low level components are presented. Persistent storage is explained in extensive detail, followed by a chapter on how to create and schedule tasks. Networking through GCF is illustrated with many examples, including communication with Java servlet software and managing sessions with URL rewriting and cookies. More Info: Sun.com Link: Rapidshare