Getting Started with J2me Basic Application

This Article will helps you to Certain  links to download and Install Softwares To work with J2me Series40 Basic Application.

Step-1:You  need to download and Install any Preferred IDE either NetBeans or Eclipse,I've Done with NetBeans IDE 7.1.2.(Link to Download NetBeans IDE Click Here)

Step-2: You need to Download and Install Latest Nokia SDK 2.0 for java to test your Application in  this Simulator.
Link to Download  Click Here (You Need to Download this Nokia SDK 2.0 for Java — for Series 40 apps)

Step-3:After you Install Both ,Open your NetBeans IDE
1)Go to Tools and select java Platform:

2)Click on AddPlatForm:

3)You are Displayed with Nokia SDK 2.0 Simulator,Just select it and click on next:

4)You will be Successfully able to  Integrated your IDE with your Simulator

Step-4: Go to File menu on NetBeans and click NewProject

Choose JavaME From Categories and Choose Mobile Application From Projects and Click Next

Step-5:Give your Project Name and Check set as Main Project and Create Hello Midlet like below

Step-6:Select your Emulator in this Step like below and click on finish

Step-7: Finally you should code your app like this:

/*
 * To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
 * and open the template in the editor.
 */
package hello;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Display;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Form;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.Ticker;
import javax.microedition.midlet.*;
/**
 * @author welcome
 */
public class HelloMidlet extends MIDlet {
    private Display display;
    private Form form;
    //Constructor
    public HelloMidlet() {
        form = new Form("HelloWorld");
    }
    public void startApp() {
        display = Display.getDisplay(this);
        form.setTicker(new Ticker("Hello World"));
        display.setCurrent(form);
    }
   public void pauseApp() {
    }
    public void destroyApp(boolean unconditional) {
    }
    }

Step-8: After you Coded the Midlet Class ,Right Click on your Project and you need to Run your Application

Note:You can also Create your Midlet Class Manually like this ,Right click on your Source and select new Midlet

Midlet: It is a Class just like Main class in Core Java.

In  Java-me  The Program Execution will start from Midlet Class

It is Having Life Cycle Methods

Few are: 

1)StartApp()

2)PauseApp()

3)DestroyApp()