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Learning Wireless Java

 


The Wireless Developer is proud to present Chapter 5 from the book, Learning Wireless Java, by Qusay Mahmoud, published by O'Reilly & Associates, and available at your favorite bookstore.

About the Book

This book is a guide for J2SE programmers who want to get up to speed quickly with J2ME, including its configurations and profiles. It introduces the Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) and the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) for developing wireless applications, as well as tips and tricks for using Sun's K Virtual Machine (KVM).

The programs throughout the book give you an excellent starting point for writing your own MIDP application, a MIDlet. And they show you how to work with MIDP features, including user interface, networking, and databases. In addition, the book serves as a quick reference for Java programmers who are interested in developing wireless applications by including detailed reference material for each of the CLDC and MIDP packages and classes.

This book contains detailed instructions on deploying your J2ME applications to the Motorola i85s/i50x and Palm OS handheld connected devices.

About the Chapter

Chapter 5, "MIDP GUI Programming" presents an overview of the user interface requirements for handheld devices, and discusses the MIDP GUI programming model. It describes the high-level and low-level MIDP GUI APIs in great detail and shows how to use them effectively through an extensive set of examples. The chapter concludes with some guidelines for GUI programming for handheld devices.

Ordering Information

You can order this book from the following online book stores:

O'Reilly & Associates
Fatbrain.com
Amazon.com



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