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J2ME MIDP Development for NetBeans IDE 4.1

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Features

Use the NetBeans Mobility Pack 4.1 to write, test, and debug applications for Java™ technology-enabled mobile devices. It integrates support for the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) 2.0, the Connected, Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) 1.1 with the improved performance and features of the NetBeans IDE 4.1 development environment. You can easily integrate third-party emulators for a robust testing environment. Click here for a list of some compatible device emulators and links. Click here for a full set of features.

What's New in 4.1

NetBeans Mobility Pack 4.1 adds several key new features to an already powerful and easy-to-use mobile Java™ development tool, including:
  • Visual Mobile Designer - drag-and-drop objects into the Flow Designer, Screen Designer and Action Editor to automatically generate Java code for rapid development and prototyping.
  • Wireless Connection Wizard - easily access web services and other server-side data from MIDlets via servlets.
  • New Deployment Options - upload your MIDlets via WebDAV, FTP and SCP from within the IDE.
For a full list of NetBeans Mobility Pack features, including Apache Ant-based project support, Sun Wireless Toolkit integration, code obfuscatiion, MIDP 2.0 security and a device fragmentation solution, click here. You can also get a quick tour in the article What's New in NetBeans Mobility Pack 4.1.

Tutorials & Guides

JavaOne NetBeans Mobility Sessions

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Mobility Chat Transcripts

Transcripts of recent live web chats about NetBeans Mobile Development are available :