Chapter 2. The Connected Limited Device Configuration

IN THIS CHAPTER

• General CLDC Limitations

• CLDC Application Design

• CLDC APIs

• CLDC Profiles

• Java Application Deployment

• JAM on MIDP

• JAM for PDAP

This chapter describes the general concepts and limitations of the Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC). You already saw some of the limitations in Chapter 1, “Java 2 Micro Edition Overview.” Here, you'll see a complete list, and also take a closer look at the API packages available in the CLDC. This chapter also discusses the packages and classes of the Mobile Information Device (MID) and Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) profiles including extensions of CLDC classes. Finally, it describes the special steps involved in J2ME application deployment.