T
his is the beginning of the 'Java ME Beginners Tutorial' Series. Emphasis has been given to explain stuff in a easy to understand, concise manner. This is intended for novice Java programmers who wishes to enter the 'Java ME' arena. Please send your feedback to anoopengineer[AT]gmail[DOT]com. We will begin with the prerequisites.

Prerequisites



  1. Good knowledge on Core Java a.k.a Java SE.
  2. Sun Java Wireless Toolkit 2.5.1. See installation for details.
  3. A Little grey matter.


What we are going to learn


Java ME (earlier known as J2ME) is for creating java programs for mobile phones (I'm lying here as I explains later, but this will help you now). You use an ordinary Windows/Linux desktop computer to write your program, emulate its working using the toolkit, and then transfer it to a mobile phone for installing.
For this, you need to install "Sun Java Wireless Toolkit" in your desktop. The current version of the toolkit as of writing this is 2.5.1. How to get the toolkit and install it is specified in the installation section. After going through this tutorial, you will be able to create all kind of mobile applications, limited only by your creativity





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