JFileChooser in J2ME

[- HAL9000]

I am writing a J2ME application and need to choose/select files on a
network drive. My understanding is that I cannot use JFileChooser
since J2ME doesn't support Swing. Is my understanding correct?

Also if the above is true, can anyone recommend a web page to guide me
in implementing the equivalent of JFileChooser using awt components?

Thanks for your help,
Forrest

 

[Andrew Thompson]

...

Also if the above is true, can anyone recommend a web page to guide me
in implementing the equivalent of JFileChooser using awt components?

java.awt.FileDialog

 

[- HAL9000]

Thanks Andrew, I'll try that !

..

java.awt.FileDialog

 

[Darryl L. Pierce]

I am writing a J2ME application and need to choose/select files on a
network drive. My understanding is that I cannot use JFileChooser
since J2ME doesn't support Swing. Is my understanding correct?
Correct.

Also if the above is true, can anyone recommend a web page to guide me
in implementing the equivalent of JFileChooser using awt components?

You can't. Since there's no such thing as a file system on most MIDs
(Mobile Internet Devices) there's no way to browse a file system. However,
on devices that *do* support the concept of a file system, Sun already has
available the optional PIM APIs which includes the File System API set.

 

[Darryl L. Pierce]

java.awt.FileDialog

Nope. He was asking for the MIDP, and the AWT is definitely *not* a part of
the MIDP.

 

[Darryl L. Pierce]

Thanks Andrew, I'll try that !

Andrew's advice was incorrect. The java.awt hierarchy is not available
within the MIDP.

 

[- HAL9000]

Gosh, I'm real new to all this.

The specific hardware is a Sharp Zaurus. I guess I will be using a
"Personal Profile" instead of MIDP? Looks like Personal Profile
supports an abbreviated AWT. Do yo know off hand if FileDialog is
included?

Thanks,

Forrest

 

[Andrew Thompson]

Andrew Thompson wrote: ....

Nope. He was asking for the MIDP, and the AWT is definitely *not* a part of
the MIDP.

Dang! That damn, 'read the question carefully'
thing _again_!

Soon as I saw AWT and JFileChooser I
stopped thinking. (..ehhh, shrugs)

;-)

 

[Darryl L. Pierce]

Gosh, I'm real new to all this.

The specific hardware is a Sharp Zaurus. I guess I will be using a
"Personal Profile" instead of MIDP?

No, you won't be using that, unless you port the Personal Profile over to
Zaurus. Perhaps it's been done already, but not that I've heard.

Looks like Personal Profile
supports an abbreviated AWT. Do yo know off hand if FileDialog is
included?

Yes, java.awt.FileDialog is included in the Personal Profile.

 

[Ben Jessel]

You can't. Since there's no such thing as a file system on most MIDs

(Mobile Internet Devices) there's no way to browse a file system. However,
on devices that *do* support the concept of a file system, Sun already has
available the optional PIM APIs which includes the File System API set.

Alternatively, use the device specific java API's that come with the
phone. Could you accomplish what you need to do with recordsets? On
most devices this is what is used for persistant storage.

 

[Darryl L. Pierce]

Alternatively, use the device specific java API's that come with the
phone.

This assumes that such APIs exist, and ignores that doing so creates a
MIDlet suite that cannot be ported to another platform. Additionally, it
assumes that the phone *has* a file system (something most phones do not
have) or that the phone supports the required protocols for doing network
directory browsing (which is a bad assumption to make).

 

[- HAL9000]

Thanks Darryl, I'll check into Zaurus having a Personal Profile. I
guess a console interface would be the way to go without it...

Forrest

 

[Darryl L. Pierce]

Thanks Darryl, I'll check into Zaurus having a Personal Profile. I
guess a console interface would be the way to go without it...

The MIDP doesn't support such a thing as a console application. It's
interface is via the LCDUI.