Chapter 9. Introduction to WMLScript

In the previous chapters, you looked at the WML language and the functionality it provides developers. As you’ve seen, WML provides the capability to create static content and some simple user interaction. But what if you want to include some more dynamic functionality into your applications? The rest of this book looks at the choices WAP developers have for adding and manipulating data in their applications.

WML does not provide developers with the ability to manipulate data, such as to perform calculations. Except for the simplest of applications, WML alone does not provide the tools needed for incorporating dynamic functionality into your WAP development. To create the types of applications users want ...

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