J2Me in a Nutshell

by Topley, Kim

• ISBN13: 9780596002534
• ISBN10: 059600253X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

O'Reilly's J2ME in a Nutshell is as definitive a reference to the heart of the J2ME platform as the classic Java in a Nutshell is for the Standard Java platform. Its solid introduction to J2ME covers the essential APIs for different types of devices and deployments; the profiles (specifications of the minimum sets of APIs useful for a set-top box, wireless phone, PDA, or other device); and the Java virtual machine functions that support those APIs. The meat of the book is its classic O'Reilly-style quick reference to all the core Micro Edition classes.

Author Biography

Kim Topley has more than 25 years experience as a software developer and was one of the first people in the world to obtain the Sun Certified Java Developer qualification. He is a freelance Java developer based near London, England and is the author of Core JFC and Core Swing, from Prentice-Hall.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Part I: Introduction to the Java 2 Micro Edition Platform API
Introduction	3	(8)
What Is the J2ME Platform?	3	(5)
J2ME Specifications	8	(1)
J2ME and Other Java Platforms	9	(2)
The Connected Limited Device Configuration	11	(33)
The CLDC Java Virtual Machine	11	(8)
The CLDC Class Libraries	19	(9)
KVM Debugging	28	(5)
Advanced KVM Topics	33	(11)
The Mobile Information Device Profile and MIDlets	44	(40)
MIDP Overview	44	(4)
The MIDP Java Platform	48	(1)
MIDlets and MIDlet Suites	49	(7)
MIDlet Execution Environment and Lifecycle	56	(4)
Developing MIDlets	60	(15)
Delivery and Installation of MIDlets	75	(9)
MIDlet User Interfaces	84	(56)
User Interface Overview	85	(4)
The High-Level User Interface API	89	(51)
The Low-Level MIDlet User Interface API	140	(41)
The Canvas Class	140	(4)
Painting and the Graphics Class	144	(1)
Graphics Attributes	145	(3)
Drawing Lines and Arcs	148	(7)
Translating the Graphics Origin	155	(1)
A Simple Animation MIDlet	156	(4)
The Graphics Clip	160	(3)
Rendering Text	163	(5)
Images	168	(5)
Event Handling	173	(5)
Multithreading and the User Interface	178	(3)
Wireless Java: Networking and Persistent Storage	181	(49)
A Networking Architecture for Small Devices	182	(3)
Sockets	185	(5)
Datagrams	190	(5)
HTTP Connections	195	(15)
Persistent Storage	210	(20)
The Connected Device Configuration and Its Profiles	230	(12)
The CDC	230	(12)
J2ME Command-Line Tools	242	(25)
cvm: The Connected Device Configuration Virtual Machine	242	(5)
kdp: The KVM Debug Proxy	247	(2)
kvm: The Kilobyte Virtual Machine	249	(3)
midp: The MID Profile Execution Environment	252	(4)
emulator: The J2ME Wireless Toolkit Emulator	256	(3)
preverify: The KVM Class Preverifier	259	(3)
MakeMIDPApp: JAD to PRC Conversion Tool	262	(2)
MEKeyTool: Public Key Certificate Management Tool	264	(3)
J2ME Programming Environments	267	(45)
The J2ME Wireless Toolkit	268	(14)
MIDP for PalmOS	282	(10)
J2ME and Forte For Java	292	(6)
Other Integrated Development Environments	298	(5)
Part II: API Quick Reference
How to Use This Quick Reference	303	(9)
J2ME Packages and Classes	312	(26)
J2ME Packages	312	(1)
J2SE Packages Not Present in J2ME	313	(1)
J2ME Package Contents	314	(24)
The java.io Package	338	(13)
The java.lang Package	351	(23)
The java.util Package	374	(11)
The javax.microedition.io Package	385	(11)
The javax.microedition.lcdui Package	396	(26)
The javax.microedition.midlet Package	422	(3)
The javax.microedition.rms Package	425	(9)
Class, Method, and Field Index	434	(9)
Index	443