J2ME and accessing phonebooks

[Rob Stringer]

Hi, im a n00b at this, but was wondering if i could program something
in J2ME for wireless devices that would be able to access the
phonebook, call numbers etc.

I know there maybe be isssues with regards to different hardware, its
a more general J2ME capabilities question.

Thanks for any help

Rob

 

[Darryl Pierce]

Hi, im a n00b at this, but was wondering if i could program something
in J2ME for wireless devices that would be able to access the
phonebook, call numbers etc.

In general, the answer is no. There is the PIM optional APIs for the
MIDP, but I've not come across a phone yet that supports those APIs. You
can, though, initiate phone calls with MIDP 2.0 devices using the
MIDlet.platformRequest() API.