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Mobile Information Device Profile for Java(TM) 2 Micro Edition

Professional Developer's Guide

As the first Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) profile, the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) brings the power of Java to handheld devices like cell phones, interactive pagers, and personal digital assistants (PDAs). With this practical, hands-on reference, you'll learn how to create MIDP applications, with real development scenarios covering user interfaces, database networking, XML, security, and more. This timely book follows on the heels of Giguere's Java 2 Micro Edition to offer you the definitive guide to understanding and using the Mobile Information Device Profile.

This complete guide to MIDP programming covers such topics as:

* The basics of J2ME

* How to build and run MIDP applications

* MIDP programming examples

* The MIDP user interface model

* Persisting data with MIDP

* Using HTTP as a way to exchange data with servers on the Internet

* The importance of security for wireless devices

* Writing MIDP applications that use XML

* Future directions of MIDP

The companion Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/ortiz updates the material in the book and provides additional examples and resources as well as current links to the various specifications and toolkits mentioned throughout the book.

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This guide uses development scenarios to provide instruction on the creation of MIDP applications. It covers the basics of Java 2 Micro Edition and mobile information devices, the MIDIlet life cycle, user interfaces, database networking, XML, and security. A great deal of sample code is provided. B&w diagrams, photographs, and other illustrations are included. Ortiz is a software developer and engineer. GiGu<'e>re is a software developer.
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"...good for getting a feel for the current state of play in wireless mobile computing..." (Computer Bulletin, September 2002)

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 IBM's 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.

ERIC GIGUERE is a software developer for iAnywhere Solutions, Inc., a Sybase company, where he focuses on wireless and handheld computing. He is the author of Wiley's Java 2 Micro Edition: Professional Developer's Guide and Palm Database Programming: The Complete Developer's Guide. He holds BMath and MMath degrees in computer science from the University of Waterloo.

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.