Learning Path: Getting Started With MIDP

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Prerequisites     Java Tutorial New to Java Programming Center       Resources     Audio Casts Blueprints Book Chapters Code Samples Find a Device Glossary Java University MIDP API Docs Java ME Quiz MIDP Quiz Sun Educational Services       Related Materials     Windows MIDP Setup Explained What's New in the J2ME Wireless Toolkit 2.0 K Virtual Machine APIs Testing Wireless Java Applications Managing Wireless Builds with Ant       About Getting Started with MIDP     Audience: Beginning Estimated time: 12 hours

The goal of this learning path is to help you to start developing wireless applications using the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP). This learning path has three starting points: Overviews, Tutorials, and Code Samples. Choose the one that you prefer when investigating this technology.

A prerequisite for this learning path is a basic background in Java programming. The Java Tutorial and the New to Java Programming Center are recommended for brief reviews. Additional introductory MIDP resources and related introductory materials are also available in the Resources and Related Materials boxes.

• MIDP Overview and Architecture
• MIDP Tutorials I and II
• Sample MIDlet Code

Getting Started With MIDP

• Intro to Wireless Java Technology presents a high-level overview of wireless communications technology, wireless communications, and the Java platform.
• Making Sense of Cellular gives an introductory overview of the wireless radio spectrum.
• What's New in MIDP 2.0 explores MIDP 2.0's secure networking, multimedia, and user interface enhancements with working code examples.
• J2ME Optional Packages explores what optional packages are and how they're used.
• Wireless Development Tutorial Part I
  Learn how to set up a development environment for building J2ME client applications. You'll install the tools, then build and run a simple MIDlet. This article has all the information you need to get started with J2ME development.
• Wireless Development Tutorial Part II
  In this article, you'll learn how to set up a Java servlet development environment, either Tomcat or the J2EE Reference Implementation server. You'll write a servlet and create a MIDlet that makes a network connection to the servlet.
• HelloMIDlet.java is a simple MIDlet used in the Wireless Developement Tutorial Part I.
• HitMIDlet.java, HitServlet.java, and web.xml, a simple MIDlet that makes a network connection to the servlet. These code samples are used in the Wireless Development Tutorial Part II.

Next Steps

Now that you've completed this learning path, you can go on to the core topics for full-featured J2ME wireless development.