Blackberry Development Fundamentals

The Definitive, Up-to-Date Resource for all Developers Building Production-Quality BlackBerry® Applications. With more than 20 million devices in use, BlackBerry ® is today's #1 mobile platform for the enterprise. Until now, however, it's been difficult to find reliable information on developing new applications for BlackBerry® devices, or integrating them with existing enterprise systems. BlackBerry® Development Fundamentals is the solution: the first single-source guide to all aspects of development for the BlackBerry® platform. Leading third-party BlackBerry® developer and former Research In Motion (RIM) trainer John Wargo begins by reviewing each component of the BlackBerry® Mobile Data System. Wargo thoroughly reviews the platform's unique capabilities and limitations, helps you optimize your upfront design choices, and walks you through writing and testing efficient, high-performance software. This book covers native rich-client BlackBerry® applications and Web-based mobile applications for both business and consumer environments. You'll rely on it constantly--whether you're building mission-critical corporate applications or software for sale at BlackBerry® App Worldtrade. Coverage includes: The "hows," "whys," and best practices of BlackBerry® development * Planning for and managing the BlackBerry® platform's restrictions * How to successfully migrate from other mobile platforms * Utilizing push techniques to deliver data to internal or external users * Building, testing, and debugging BlackBerry® browser applications * Using the BlackBerry®'s back-end server components to integrate any data source * Building and deploying Java apps using BlackBerry®'s Java development tools, JDE, and the JDE plug-in for Eclipse & Detailed explanations of RIM's latest tools and platform enhancements and much more!

John M. Wargo has been a professional software developer, educator, consultant, and presenter for more than 20 years. As an employee of Research In Motion, he was a subject matter expert for BlackBerry development tools and capabilities supporting a large U.S.-based carrier. He was also responsible for creating content for and delivering BlackBerry application developer training in cities across the United States. During his tenure at Research In Motion, he worked with key customers helping them to plan and develop applications for their BlackBerry environments.

Mobile Applications	p. 1
The BlackBerry as an Application Platform	p. 1
Why Mobile Applications are So Important	p. 2
Browser Applications	p. 2
Rich Client Applications	p. 3
Targeting an Audience	p. 4
Push Instead of Pull	p. 7
Finding Applications	p. 8
Communicating with External Hardware	p. 11
Additional Resources	p. 12
Determining the Best Approach	p. 13
Local Versus Server-Based Data	p. 13
Internal Versus External Access	p. 15
Pushing Versus Pulling the Data	p. 15
Building Versus Buying	p. 16
Selecting a Development Platform	p. 17
Choosing the Right Tools	p. 19
Additional Resources	p. 21
The Connected BlackBerry	p. 23
Data-Connected Devices	p. 24
Connecting Through the Firewall	p. 25
Service Books	p. 26
Connection Paths	p. 27
Roaming Across Networks	p. 38
Service Routing	p. 39
Coverage Info API	p. 39
Connection Security	p. 40
Providing Seamless Connection Paths	p. 41
Additional Resources	p. 42
The BlacKBerry Mobile Data System (MDS)	p. 45
The BlackBerry Enterprise Server	p. 45
BlackBerry MDS Overview	p. 48
MDS Components	p. 50
MDS Functions	p. 51
Knowing That Your Data is Being Securely Transmitted	p. 55
Using the BlackBerry MDS Simulator	p. 57
Configuring MDS	p. 58
Additional Resources	p. 63
BlackBerry Application Data Push	p. 65
Why Push is Important to BlackBerry Developers	p. 65
How the Application Data Push Process Works	p. 66
Common Questions about Push	p. 68
Pushing to Internal Versus External Users	p. 69
Additional Resources	p. 70
Pushing Data to Internal (BES) Users	p. 71
Browser Push	p. 72
Pushing to a Java Application	p. 83
The Enterprise Push Process	p. 84
Controlling Access to Push	p. 86
Locating Internal Push Recipients	p. 87
Push Request Formats	p. 89
Sample Push Applications	p. 108
Additional Resources	p. 108
Pushing Data to External (BIS) Users	p. 111
Web Signals	p. 112
BlackBerry Push APIs	p. 130
Additional Resources	p. 151
The BlackBerry Browser	p. 153
The BlackBerry Browsers	p. 153
BlackBerry Browser Capabilities	p. 158
Special Features of the BlackBerry Browser	p. 167
Coiming Soon	p. 181
Additional Resources	p. 182
Building BlackBerry Browser Applications	p. 183
Optimizing Your Application	p. 183
Understanding the Application's Audience	p. 184
Building a Browser Application	p. 189
Detecting the BlackBerry Browser	p. 205
Location-Based Applications	p. 206
Additional Resources	p. 209
Testing/Debugging BlackBerry Browser Applications	p. 211
Testing on Devices	p. 211
Testing on BlackBerry Simulators	p. 212
Testing within Integrated Development Environments (IDE)	p. 213
Viewing Browser Source	p. 226
Additional Resources	p. 227
Building BlackBerry Java Applications	p. 229
Understanding the BlackBerry Java Developer's Options	p. 230
Supporting Industry Standards	p. 235
Writing Your First BlackBerry Java Application	p. 236
Digging into the BlackBerry APIs	p. 240
Using Controlled BlackBerry APIs	p. 265
BlackBerry Application Control	p. 266
Additional Resources	p. 269
Getting Started with the BlackBerry Java Development Tools	p. 273
Understanding BlackBerry Java Application Files	p. 274
Selecting the Right Development Platform for Java Applications	p. 278
Selecting the BlackBerry Java Development Environment	p. 279
Getting the BlackBerry Java Development Tools	p. 280
Application Signing Keys	p. 283
Conditional Compilation Using the Preprocessor	p. 289
Additional Resources	p. 292
Using the BlackBerry Java Development Environment (JDE)	p. 293
Starting the BlackBerry JDE	p. 294
Creating a Workspace	p. 295
Creating a Project	p. 296
Creating Java Source Files	p. 298
Activating a Project	p. 299
Building a Project	p. 300
Setting Application Properties	p. 300
Adding an Icon to an Application	p. 304
Signing an Application	p. 305
Creating the Application Files Needed for Deployment	p. 307
Configuring Projects to Use Preprocessing	p. 308
Testing and Debugging Java Applications	p. 310
Configuring the JDE	p. 319
Additional Resources	p. 321
Using the BlackBerry JDE Plug-In for Eclipse (eJDE)	p. 323
Starting the Eclipse JDE	p. 324
Importing the BlackBerry Sample Projects	p. 324
Creating a Project	p. 326
Creating a Java Source File	p. 328
Building a Project	p. 330
Defining Build Configurations	p. 331
Setting Application Properties	p. 332
Adding an Icon to an Application	p. 337
Signing Applications	p. 338
Creating the Application Files Needed for Deployment	p. 341
Configuring the BlackBerry Workspace	p. 341
Modifying Run and Debug Configurations	p. 344
Testing and Debugging Java Applications	p. 346
Additional Resources	p. 355
Using the BlackBerry JDE Component Package Tools	p. 357
BlackBerry API Documentation	p. 358
BlackBerry API Library	p. 358
Launching the BlackBerry Device Simulator	p. 359
Using the BlackBerry Java Tools	p. 359
Launching the BlackBerry MDS Simulator	p. 367
Using the Email Server Simulator	p. 367
Accessing Sample Java Applications	p. 369
Additional Resources	p. 369
Deploying Java Applications	p. 371
Deploying Applications via a Wired Connection	p. 372
Deploying Applications OvertheAir (OTA)	p. 380
Deploying Applications Through BlackBerry App World	p. 403
Additional Resources	p. 404
Using Additional BlackBerry Application Technologies	p. 407
Creating Rich Content Using the Plazmic Content Development Kit	p. 407
e-Commerce Content Optimization Engine	p. 418
Supporting the BlackBerry Wallet in Web Applications	p. 421
Sync Server SDK	p. 424
Additional Resources	p. 426
Index	p. 429
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