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Customizing the Wireless Toolkit
The Java
TM
2 Platform, Micro Edition Wireless Toolkit (J2ME
TM
Wireless Toolkit)
provides an emulation environment for the development of applications compliant
with the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP).
The Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition Wireless Toolkit Basic Customization Guide provides
technical details for configuring the toolkit to accommodate new device emulators.
This chapter gives an overview of customizing the J2ME Wireless Toolkit and
includes the following topics:
■ How to Customize the Wireless Toolkit
■ Device Property Files and the Default Emulator
Chapter 2, “Creating Device Property Files ” presents a tutorial on how to adapt the
device definitions in J2ME Wireless Toolkit for a new device.
Chapter 3, “Examining Device Property Files ” describes in more detail the
components of a device definition and how to create your own device definition.
How to Customize the Wireless Toolkit
One of the major benefits of the J2ME Wireless Toolkit is its ability to be
customized: it can be readily adapted to provide a platform for developing Java
applications that can run on many different devices, even from different
manufacturers.
To do this, the J2ME Wireless Toolkit provides a Default Emulator that can be easily
customized to provide high-fidelity emulation for many devices. The appearance
and behavior of an emulated device is defined in the Default Emulator by a set of
device property files, which contain the device’s images and property definitions.
Thus, you can add a new device by simply creating a new set of device property
files.