5 Working With CAP Files

This chapter describes how you can generate a CAP file from a given Java Card Assembly file using the capgen tool, and how you can produce an ASCII representation of a CAP file using the capdump tool.

One of the files generated by the Converter is the CAP file. The CAP file utilizes the JAR file format and contains a set of components that describe a Java language package. In addition to the components, the CAP file also contains the manifest file META-INF/MANIFEST.MF, which you can use to improve distribution.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Compact CAP File and Manifest File Syntax

• Extended CAP File Manifest File Syntax

• Generating CAP Files From Java Card Assembly Files

• Producing a Text Representation of a CAP File