WAP Development with WML and WMLScript

Chapter 9. Using WMLScript

• WMLScript Versus JavaScript

• Using WMLScript Functions

• Using WMLScript Libraries

• Sample Applications

Developing rich, interactive applications is just as important in WML as it is in HTML. Static content is not very compelling to the mobile user. Although there are a number of development languages you can use to dynamically create WML applications, you can enhance WML significantly using WMLScript.

WMLScript is an object-oriented, procedural scripting language whose purpose is to complement and enhance the relatively limited abilities of WML. WMLScript accesses libraries contained locally in the WAP device's microbrowser. Since WML applications calling WMLScript functions are rendered on small, narrowband handheld devices, ...