Wireless Application Protocol Programming

This book is vendor, programming language, and carrier and service operator agnostic. It discusses principles of wireless application design and best practices in the development of WAP services. Emerging WAP technologies such as location-based services, XML push technology, end-to-end security and XHTML are also discussed. The book also contains a complete description of wireless handhelds, competing WAP gateways and the inter-operability concerns for developing in worldwide markets.

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part I. Foundations
Chapter 1. Introduction to the Wireless Internet
Chapter 2. Wireless and WAP
Chapter 3. WAP Foundations
Chapter 4. Introduction to WAP
Chapter 5. Introducing WML

Part Il. Development of Services
Chapter 6. Doing More with WML
Chapter 7. Programming with W-MLScript
Chapter 8. Using the WMLScript Libraries
Chapter 9. Dynamic WAP Services

Part III. Services on Advanced AB Architecture
Chapter 10. Building Active Applications Using Push Technology
Chapter 11. WTA
Chapter 12. Caching and Cache Operations

Part IV. Designing Usable WAP Services
Chapter 13. Session Management and Identification
Chapter 14. Targeted Development
Chapter 15. Designing User-Friendly Interfaces

Part V. Real-World Issues and WAP
Chapter 16. Implementing WAP Security
Chapter 17. Localization and Internationalization
Chapter 18. Location-Based Services
Chapter 19. Deploying WAP Services
Chapter 20. The Future of WAP
Chapter 21. Future of WAP Competitors

Appendix A: WML Elements and Attributes
Appendix B: WMLScript Operators
Appendix C: WMLScript Libraries
Appendix D: WTAI Libraries and Events
Appendix E: WBMP Image Format
Appendix F: WML 1.3 DTD Listing
Appendix G: Installing, Downloading, and Configuring WAP SDKs
Appendix H: Openwave Icons
Index