How to open a link in default browser using JavaMe? - mobile

Question

Need to be cross-device -working for every mobile manufacturer that gives support to JavaME-
In particular: when the application is open, it redirects to a (cabled) link in the default browser of the mobile device.
Found how to do it in a not mobile Java app, but have not found example for JavaME.
I'm using JavaME, with Sun Java Wireless Tool Kit 2.5.2, and eclipseME.
EDIT:
I'm trying to do:
try {
platformRequest("http://www.stackoverflow.com");
destroyApp(true);
notifyDestroyed();
} catch (ConnectionNotFoundException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
But not sure about if it will work in all platforms. Also, why the app must be destroyed?

Answer 1

Well, this is how, please read the comments of the code:
// In startApp()
boolean mustExit = false;
try {
/**
* mustExit - Boolean
*
* Some MIDP platforms are more restricted than others.
* For example, some don't support concurrent processing,
* so the MIDlet must exit before the platform can honor
* a service request.
*
* If <true> destroy the app. So the browser
* can start.
*/
mustExit = platformRequest("http://www.stackoverflow.com");
} catch (ConnectionNotFoundException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
if(mustExit){
destroyApp(true);
notifyDestroyed();
}
Also, if you are under Linux, you must set a default browser for the emulator. Go to yourPath/Java/lib/system.config and, at the end, add the following line:
# Associate the Mozilla browser with platformRequest() - Linux
com.sun.midp.midlet.platformRequestCommand: /usr/bin/firefox
(could be another browser of course)
Now run it in your emulator.Or create the .jad and .jar an run it in your physical phone.