About MIDlets

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MIDP applications are called MIDlets, as are Java class files of a specific structure that are packaged with a descriptor file ( ) and an archive file (JAR) to comprise a MIDlet suite.

Because the IDE manages MIDP applications as MIDP projects, the IDE refers to MIDlets as the Java class files that are the basic units of a MIDP application, or MIDlet Suite.

A MIDlet extends the javax.microedition.midlet.MIDlet class and defines methods that are invoked by the Application Management Software ( ).

The three abstract methods that define the MIDlet structure and lifecycle are:

See Also
Working with Midlets
Creating a MIDP Project

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