Enabling MIDP development on MacOS X with NetBeans and the Mpowerplayer
Developing MIDP applications on MacOS X systems is possible using NetBeans 6.1 and the Mpowerplayer MIDP emulator. Setting up your environment requires two separate actions: setting up the IDE, then adding the MIDP emulator.
- Download NetBeans IDE for MacOS X
- Install either the Java SE or Web and Java EE version of the IDE.
- After installation, start the IDE and go to Tools - Plugins to open the Plugins dialog.
- Click the Available Plugins tab. Under Category go to Mobility.
- Check the boxes for Visual Mobility Designer, Mpower Player Plugin, and Mobility and click Install.
Note: There are not any CDC emulators available for MacOS X, so there is no need to install the Java ME CDC plugin.
- Download the Mpowerplayer MIDP emulator
- Install the platform emulator according to the instructions provided by the installer.
- From the Main Menu, choose Tools > Java Platform Manager.
- Click Add Platform. The Add Java Platform dialog opens.
- Select Java ME MIDP Platform Emulator and click Next.
- Select the folder that contains the platform SDK. The default folder name is MPowerPlayerSDK. Click Search to locate the emulator in the folder.
- When the IDE finds the MPowerPlayerSDK, click Next.
- If desired, use the Platform Name dialog to add or remove additional resource libraries.
- Click Finish. The IDE registers the MIDP platform.