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Developing Mobile Applications on the J2ME[tm] Platform Using CLDC and the MID Profile

( DTJ-360 )

Course Description

The Developing Mobile Applications on the J2ME[tm] Platform Using Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) and the Mobile Information Device (MID) Profile course provides students with Java[tm] technology skills to write mobile, cross-device applications for the Java[tm] 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME). Through practical exercises, this course demonstrates how to use recommended practices to develop MIDlet applications that run locally or over a wireless network. The significant lab time illustrates the workshop nature of this course.

Course details
id: DTJ-360
duration: 2 days
list price: $ 1095.00

Who Can Benefit

Java technology developers wanting to develop mobile applications for the MID Profile

Solution designers who map mobile business requirements to Java technology solutions

Java technology developers interested in migrating their existing code to the MID Profile

Prerequisites

To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:

Be able to create applications using the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) platform

Have passed the Sun Java 2 Programmers Certification Exam or have more than two years Java development experience

Hopefully have located a copy of the CLDC and MID Profile specifications from the Sun web site, and perused Requests for Comments (RFCs) 2616 and 2617

Skills Gained

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

Identify key concepts of mobile technology and the J2ME platform Define, write and test applications for wireless devices using the CLDC and MID Profile

Use recommended practices for mobile application development

Understand the future direction of the J2ME environment

Related Courses

Before: SL-255: Java Programming Language for Visual Basic Programmers

Before: SL-265: Java Technology for Structured Programmers, or

Before: SL-275: Java[tm] Programming Language

Course Content

Module 1 - Evaluating the Role of J2ME Back To Top

Analyze J2ME architecture

Describe application deployment

Module 2 - Building and Executing MID Profile Applications

Build and execute MID Profile applications using command-line tools

Build and execute MID Profile applications using the Java 2 Platform Micro Edition Wireless Toolkit (J2ME Wireless Toolkit)

Module 3 - Writing a MID Profile Application

Write a simple "Hello World" MIDlet

Build and run the MIDlet in the J2ME Wireless Toolkit

Module 4 - Creating a High-Level User Interface>

Create a user interface

Select and apply user interface classes

Handle high-level events with commands

Module 5 - Creating a Low-Level User Interface

Draw text and graphics directly on the device

Handle low-level events

Module 6 - Managing Data on the Device

Define data persistence in the MID Profile

Add search, add, delete, and update functionality to RecordStore objects

Manipulate RecordStore objects

Module 7 - Accessing Network and Data Services

Access data with the Generic Connection Framework

Exchange data over Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

Make regular, scheduled network connections