Location API for Java ME: Difference between revisions

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The '''Location API''', is a specification defining an optional [[Application programming interface|API]] package for communicating with [[GPS]] devices using the [[Java programming language|Java]]. It extends the capabilities of the [[Java Platform, Micro Edition]], a version of the [[Java platform]] tailored for [[embedded device]]s such as [[mobile phone]]s and [[Personal digital assistant|PDA]]s. The [[Object-oriented programming|object-oriented]] interface consists of 13 [[Class (computer science)|classes]] in the javax.microedition.___location package. The Location API was developed under the [[Java Community Process]] as JSR 179 released [[September]] [[2003]] and updated to version 1.0.1 [[March]] [[2006]]. [[Nokia]] is the main author and maintainer of this JSR.

== Goals of Location API ==

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Previously, ___location service implementations were provider specific. The aim of this API was to provide a common API for retrieving the ___location information on a variety of devices.

== Current Statestate ==

Since many providers choose not to implement this optional JSR, the goal of universality has still not happened and developers are often required to create custom builds for different devices.