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Getting Personal with J2ME's PIM API


March, 2006: Getting Personal with J2ME's PIM API

(a)

PIM PIM Implements the static methods that gather information about PIM lists and provides access to them. Also handles the import and export of PIM data.
RepeatRule Describes an Event item-s repeating interval, which is used to determine when the associated Event occurs.
FieldEmptyException Thrown when an attempt is made to access a field that doesn-t contain any data values.
FieldFullException Thrown when an attempt is made to add data to a field when all of its data slots are occupied.
PIMException Thrown when a PIM class generates an error.
UnSupportedFieldException Thrown when the PIM list element doesn-t support the referenced field.

(b)

Contact Represents one entry in a Contact database.
ContactList Represents a list that contains Contact items. Also manages access to those items supported by the PIM database.
Event Represents one entry in an Event database.
EventList Represents an event list that contains Event items. Also manages access to those items supported by the PIM database.
PIMItem Defines the core interfaces for accessing an item stored in a PIM list.
PIMList Describes core methods that access and maintain PIM items.

ToDo Represents one entry in a ToDo database.
ToDoList Represents a list that contains ToDo items. Also manages access to those items supported by the PIM database.

Table 1: (a) Class description; (b) interface description.


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