Name
Package javax.microedition.io
Synopsis
This package contains the interfaces and classes that form the Generic Connection Framework. This framework provides a simpler and more uniform interface for accessing external devices, such as networks and serial communication ports, than the corresponding classes in J2SE.
The key elements of this package are the Connector
class
and the Connection
interface. The
Connector
class contains static methods that
create specialized connections (i.e. objects that implement the
Connection
interface) to various types of device or
network protocol. The Connector
open()
method accepts a name
argument that describes the
connection target; it then returns an instance of a class that implements a
sub-interface of Connection
suitable for the specified
protocol or device. Note that the actual classes that are returned are not
part of the public API, but the interfaces that they implement (e.g.,
HttpConnection
) are all contained in this package.
The Generic Connection Framework is part of the CLDC specification. Although
it defines the framework and most of the interfaces in this package, it does
not require the implementation of any specific protocols. The
HttpConnection
interface is introduced by the
MID profile rather than being part of CLDC. MIDP requires only that the HTTP
protocol be supported, although device vendors are free to implements
sockets, datagrams and other protocols according to the requirements of
their devices.
Although intended ...
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