C H A P T E R 5 - Adding Mobility to the NetBeans or Sun Java Studio Enterprise IDEs

C H A P T E R 5

Adding Mobility to the NetBeans or Sun Java Studio Enterprise IDEs

This chapter describes how to add the Sun Java Studio Mobility features to the NetBeans or Sun Java Studio Enterprise 6 IDEs using modules you can download from the Sun Java Studio Update Center.

Available Modules

NetBeans modules (NBMs) allow you to add or update the functionality of your IDE. NBMs are available for download at the Sun Java Studio Update Center, as described in Upgrading Your Installation.

The NetBeans modules (NBMs) that are required to add support for mobile applications include:

J2ME Wireless Module, which provides the basic support for MIDP/CLDC application development.

J2ME Wireless Toolkit Module 2.1, available in separate downloads for the Solaris, Windows and Linux platforms.

Optionally, you can also download and install the following modules:

J2ME Wireless Connection Wizard, which simplifies the creation of MIDP client/server applications.

J2SR172 Support Module, which enables you to connect MIDP applications to web services.

ProGuard Obfuscation Module

RetroGuard Obfuscation Module

J2ME Wireless Toolkit Module 1.0.4_01, available in separate downloads for the Solaris, Windows and Linux platforms.

J2ME Wireless Examples, a set of sample applications.