Motorola C381P technical manual JAD Attributes, JAD / Manifest Attribute Implementations

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JAD Attributes

6 JAD Attributes

JAD / Manifest Attribute Implementations

The JAR manifest defines attributes to be used by the application management software (AMS) to identify and install the MIDlet suite. These attributes may or may not be found in the application descriptor.

The application descriptor is used, in conjunction with the JAR manifest, by the application management software to manage the MIDlet. The application descriptor is also used for the following:

•By the MIDlet for configuration specific attributes

•Allows the application management software on the handset to verify the MIDlet is suited to the handset before loading the JAR file

•Allows configuration-specific attributes (parameters) to be supplied to the MIDlet(s) without modifying the JAR file.

Motorola has implemented the following support for the MIDP 2.0 Java Application Descriptor attributes as outlined in the JSR-118. The Table 5 ists all MIDlet attributes, descriptions, and its location in the JAD and/or JAR manifest that are supported in the Motorola implementation.

Attribute Name

MIDlet-Name

MIDlet-Version

MIDlet-Vendor

MIDlet-Icon

MIDlet-Description

Attribute Description	JAR Manifest	JAD
The name of the MIDlet suite that identifies	Yes	Yes
the MIDlets to the user
The version number of the MIDlet suite	Yes	Yes
The organization that provides the MIDlet	Yes	Yes
suite.
The case-sensitive absolute name of a
PNG file within the JAR used to represent
the MIDlet suite.
The description of the MIDlet suite.

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