Introducing MIDlets - Beginning Java ME Platform - page 84

Table 4-1. MIDlet Attributes

Attribute Required? Purpose

MicroEdition-Configuration

Y The name and version of the Java ME configuration

required by the MIDlet

MicroEdition-Profile

Y The name and version of the MIDP required by the

MIDlet

MIDlet-Data-Size

N The minimum number of bytes of persistent

storage used by the MIDlet suite

MIDlet-Delete-Confirm

N A message to display when the AMS confirms the

deletion of the MIDlet suite

MIDlet-Delete-Notify

N A URL to notify when the MIDlet suite is deleted

MIDlet-Description

N A textual description of the MIDlet suite

MIDlet-Icon

N The absolute path of a Portable Network Graphics

(PNG) file in the JAR file that represents the MIDlet
suite

MIDlet-Info-URL

N A URL that points to further information about the

MIDlet suite

MIDlet-Install-Notify

N A URL to notify when the MIDlet suite is installed

MIDlet-Jar-Size

N The size (in bytes) of the MIDlet suite's JAR file

MIDlet-Jar-URL

N The URL from which the AMS can obtain the

JAR file

MIDlet- n

Y The name, the path to the icon, and the class of

the n th MIDlet in the suite

MIDlet-Name

Y The name of the MIDlet suite

MIDlet-Permissions

N A list of permissions required by the MIDlet suite

MIDlet-Permissions-Opt

N A list of permissions that are used but not critical to

the operation of the MIDlet suite

MIDlet-Push- n

N A list of push registry entries to cause this MIDlet to

autostart

MIDlet-Vendor

Y The name of the organization that provides the

MIDlet suite

MIDlet-Version

Y The version number of the MIDlet suite

As the table indicates, the AMS requires six of these attributes in order for the AMS to
install your application:

• MIDlet-Name : Specifies the name of your MIDlet suite as a catalog entry when
displaying memory use and so forth. The AMS may present this name to the user
during installation.