The ShowFloor Admin Application

Let's introduce a mobile application of the ShowFloor application. This application demonstrates some basic J2ME capabilities, such as using the high-level user interface library and the network connection package. But, in this chapter, we're going to review the portions of the application that do the following:

  • Define an application-specific protocol based on XML
  • Use kXML to parse XML delivered from Enhydra XMLC
  • Communicate with an application server from a J2ME client

Defining FloorAdmin and BoothInfoXML

Every show must have administrators, floating from booth to booth, fixing problems that vendors might be experiencing, such as connectivity to the Internet. Let's look at some of the components of a midlet ...

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