Mobile Information Device Profile for Java 2 MicroEdition : Professional Developer's Guide

by C. Enrique Ortiz; Eric Giguère

• ISBN13: 9780471034650
• ISBN10: 0471034657
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

A hands-on programming guide for the most active wireless application environment--cell phones and pagers In his previous book, Java 2 Micro Edition (0-471-39065-8), Eric Giguere showed why Sun2s J2ME is fast becoming the dominant language for all handheld devices. In this new book, the Ortiz-Giguere team explains how to use the J2ME Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) to write Java applications for wireless devices like cell phones and two-way pagers as well as more powerful devices like the Palm VII. The authors begin with a basic tutorial on J2ME, then quickly move on to explain how to use MIDP to write full-featured applications for cell phones and pagers. Using real case studies and code, they walk developers through all the necessary topics, including GUIs, client/server and peer-to-peer communications, HTTP, XML, databases, WAP, security issues, MIDP and J2EE in the Enterprise and much more.

Author Biography

C. ENRIQUE ORTIZ is Chief Mobile Architect and co-CTO for AGEA Corporation, a wireless infrastructure software company. He has served as lead developer at both Pervasive Software and IBMs Multimedia Server Development Group. Prior to IBM, he was the lead software engineer for the IBM Space Shuttle Onboard System Software. He holds a BS degree in computer science from the University of Puerto Rico.

Table of Contents

Preface.

Introduction.

Java 2 Micro Edition Basics.

The Mobile Information Device Profile.

The MIDlet Lifecycle.

User Interface Basics.

User Interface Examples.

Network Communication.

The Record Management System.

Security.

Using XML in MIDP Applications.

Techniques for Writing Better MIDP Applications.

Final Thoughts.

Appendix A: MIDP/CLDC Quick Reference.

Appendix B: Resources.

Index.