Inside WAP

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Title: Inside WAP: Programming Applications with WML and WML Script ISBN: 0201725916 Pub Date: December 2000 Pages: 464

Book Overview

A complete self-study package for WAP programming.

The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is an open, global specification that gives mobile users with wireless devices the power to access and interact with information and services instantly. The rapid acceptance of this technology has opened up unprecedented opportunities for developers to use their existing internet-based skills to create and deploy a new generation of wireless applications.

Inside WAP is a clear and simple guide and reference to programming with WAP, using a wealth of illustrated examples to help readers visualize the development process and lay a solid foundation for their own applications. 

Inside WAP explains

• The basics of WAP programming
  The essential information about the architecture and protocols — no more than you need to know to start programming. 
• WML
  How to write programs with the WML formatting language — this forms the basis for simple WAP services, as well as for more sophisticated applications. Learning WML is straightforward if you already have some knowledge of HTML.
• WMLScript
  A walk through all WMLScript commands and libraries, enabling you to create short WAP applications. WMLScript adds dynamic and interactive elements to your WAP documents.
• CGI Programming
  The basics of server side CGI programming, including some WAP-CGI solutions for a company intranet. CGI can be used to create versatile and impressive applications for mobile devices.
• Java Servlets
  Servlet programming, Java basics , and how to install servlets on WWW and WAP servers.
• The Nokia WAP Server
  A complete server for WAP content and applications, or a WAP-compliant gateway, allowing WAP devices to communicate with content servers. This section also describes how to transfer WAP documents to a server and how to publish them.
• CD Image
  Every example in this book has been tested on a Nokia 7110 phone, an Ericsson MC218 palmtop, the Phone.com UP.SDK 3.2 emulator and the Nokia WAP Toolkit program. Version 2.0 of the Nokia WAP toolkit is included on the accompanying CD-ROM. 
  The CD also features: source code for all the examples in the book, the Nokia WAP Server, plus tools for creating and testing CGI programs for web servers.

Table of Contents

1. About the WAP Architecture. 
The WAP Architecture and Protocols. 
Getting Started with WAP Programming.

2. WML. 
WML Document Structure. 
Decks and Cards. 
The Meta Information of a Document. 
Text Formatting. 
Highlighting Text. 
Line Breaks and Paragraphs. 
Tables. 
Links, Images, and Timers. 
Events. 
Do. 
Ontimer. 
Onenterforward. 
Onenterbackward. 
Onpick. 
Onevent. 
Postfield. 
Overriding Events. 
Tasks. 
Go. 
Prev. 
Refresh. 
Noop. 
Variables. 
Forms. 
Input. 
Select. 
Option. 
Optgroup. 
Fieldset. 
WML: A Summary. 

3. WMLscript. 
Calling WMLscript Functions. 
Variables and Data Types. 
Operators. 
Functions. 
Statements and Expressions. 
Type Conversions. 
Standard Libraries. 
Lang. 
Float. 
String. 
URL. 
WMLbrowser. 
Dialogs. 
Summary of the WMLscript Language. 

4. CGI Programming. 
Theory of CGI Programming. 
The Get Method. 
The Post Method. 
Header Information. 
Environment Variables. 
Processing Form Data. 
Printing the Result. 
Forms. 
Security. 
Perl Basics. 
Data Types. 
Operators. 
Control Structures. 
Processing Strings. 
Dynamic Documents. 
Processing Forms. 
CGI Scripts on an Intranet. 

5. Java Servlets. 
Basics of Servlet Programming. 
Java Basics. 
Data Types and Operators. 
Control Structures. 
Objects and Classes. 
Handling Forms with Servlets. 
Servlets on the Nokia WAP Server. 

6. The Nokia WAP Server. 

7. Publishing WAP Content. 
Creating Documents and Directories. 
Images in WML Documents. 
Transferring Files to a Server. 
WAP Device Settings. 

8. The Future of WAP Solutions. 
WTA. 
Push Technology. 
Possibilities of the WAP Architecture. 

Appendix A: WML Commands and Attributes. 
Appendix B: WMLscript Reserved Words. 
Appendix C: WAP Device Icons. 
Appendix D: Files on CD-ROM. 

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