Chapter Summary

The process for developing J2ME applications involves compilation, preverification, packaging, deployment, and execution.

You compile your MIDP applications using a standard J2SE compiler. A new preverification utility produces verified .class files that can be interpreted by the KVM and a standard J2SE VM alike.

Emulators are important tools for developing applications for mobile devices. They enable you to do initial testing without having to use a real device. This is particularly important for testing the logical correctness of your applications, because test-and-debug environments are not available on real devices. Emulators are no substitute for testing on real devices, however. You must test every aspect of an application ...

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