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Gonçalo Vieira
Gonçalo Vieira

Reputation: 2249

J2ME do cellphones have an auto-disable feature for non-compatible Packages?

I'd like to know if, for instance, I develop an App with both WMA Packages (1.1 and 2.0) and then deploy it to an older phone model with only WMA 1.1 support, will the Phone disable the 2.0 Package?

The code doesn't differ for what it's set to do between packages, but the 2.0 package gives extra functionality to that code which ends up being optimal for more recent phones.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 116

Answers (3)

gnat
gnat

Reputation: 6229

I'd consider using Class.forName to load appropriate code depending on whether device supports WMA 2 or not

class SpecificFeatureFactory {
    SpecificFeature get(boolean isWma2) {
        return (SpecificFeature)Class.forName(isWma2 ? "Rich" : "Poor");
    }
}

class Rich implements SpecificFeature {
    @Override
    long doSomething(String className, Date dateAlarm) throws Exception {
        return PushRegistry.registerAlarm(className, dateAlarm);
    }
}

class Poor implements SpecificFeature {
    @Override
    long doSomething(String className, Date dateAlarm) throws Exception {
        return -1;
    }
}

interface SpecificFeature {
    long doSomething(String className, Date dateAlarm) throws Exception;
}

Per my recollection WMA spec describes how application can determine whether it's 1.1 or 2.0.

Upvotes: 2

Portree Kid
Portree Kid

Reputation: 285

If size isn't an issue you don't have to necessarily use preprocessing. If you don't use classes that are only present in WMA 2.0 you will just be tripping on NoSuchMethodErrors. Consider doing this.

public void doSomeThing()
{
  try{
    callWMA2_0Method();
  }
  catch( NoSuchMethodError e )
  {
    // We're WMA 1.1 then 
    callWMA1_1Method();
  }
}

You can of course only compile against WMA 2.0 of course. But that shouldn't be a problem

Upvotes: 1

user784540
user784540

Reputation:

It will be an error on the older phone, that does not support new functionality.

Use Preprocessor to compile different versions for old and new phones from one package of source code.

Upvotes: 1

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