16 Programming for the Large Address Space

This chapter describes two ways in which you can take advantage of large memory storage in smart cards: by using library packages properly and by separating your data properly. This chapter also includes a sample.

While the extended CAP files allow multiple packages in a single CAP file and method component of size greater than 64 K, the compact CAP files are still limited to a single package and have a 64 K limit on the method component. Therefore, you must take special considerations when using the compact CAP files to take advantage of the large memory storage in smart cards.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Overview of Programming for the Large Address Space

• Programming Large Applications and Libraries

• Storing Large Amounts of Data

• Example: The photocard Demo Applet