For the first time, a single book covers the whole breadth of the Symbian programming experience, including the core EPOC C++ APIs, Java implementation, porting to EPOC, WAP, PC-based connectivity, and rapid application development in OPL.
Symbian is a partnership formed by Motorola, Nokia, Ericsson, Panasonic (Matsushita) and Psion. Symbian has forged partnerships and licensing deals with other industry leaders including Philips and Palm. Already implemented on hardware manufactured by Psion and Ericsson, EPOC will be the OS of choice for the next generation of wireless information devices - communicators, smartphones and handheld computers.. The book includes a CD containing PC emulators for Symbian-enabled devices, compilers and documentation. Coupled with any edition of Microsoft Visual C++ 5/6, this book provides everything required to start developing for the EPOC platform.
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Professional Symbian Programming starts with the basics: where EPOC came from, how it works, the demands and opportunities of mobile devices. The book contains an authoritative and comprehensive introduction to EPOC's C++ APIs for strings, error handling and data management, GUIs, comms and system programming. The full range of Symbian technology is covered, including the Java implementation, WAP, PC-based connectivity and rapid application development with the BASIC-like OPL language. Porting existing code to EPOC is also covered. A CD-ROM includes all four EPOC Release 5 SDKs, emulators for popular EPOC devices, and over 40 example projects in C++, Java, OPL, Visual Basic and Delphi, showing EPOC's capability as a platform for both stand-alone and connected applications.
For C++ programmers with any level of experience, Java programmers, consultants and trainers basing their activity on Symbian and EPOC, or for anyone with an interest in system design, this is the source of information on Symbian's technology.
Introduction
Chapter 1: A New EPOC
Chapter 2: Getting Started
Chapter 3: System Structure
Chapter 4: C++ and Object Orientation
Chapter 5: Strings and Descriptors
Chapter 6: Error Handling and Cleanup
Chapter 7: Streams, Stores, and File-based Applications
Chapter 8: Development Miscellany
Chapter 9: Getting Started with the EIKON GUI
Chapter 10: Dialogs and Concrete Controls
Chapter 11: Graphics for Display
Chapter 12: Graphics for Interaction
Chapter 13: Finishing Touches
Chapter 14: Graphics in Practice
Chapter 15: The Quest for Device Independence
Chapter 16: Communications and Systems Programming
Chapter 17: The Transaction-oriented Games Stack
Chapter 18: Active Objects
Chapter 19: Client-server Framework
Chapter 20: The GSDP Server
Chapter 21: GDP Implementations- Jonathan Dixon
Chapter 22: Full Battleships
Chapter 23: Developing with Java- Jonathan Allin
Chapter 24: The Wireless Application Protocol- Mark Heath
Chapter 25: Porting to EPOC- John Forrest
Chapter 26: OPL- Tim Richardson
Chapter 27: Connectivity- Mark Shackman
Appendix A: The CD-ROM
Appendix B: Example Projects
Appendix C: EPOC machines
Appendix D: Developer Resources
Appendix E: CD Software Licences
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