Palm OS Programmer's API Reference is part of the Palm OS® Software Development Kit. This introduction provides an overview of SDK documentation, discusses what materials are included in this document, and what conventions are used.
Palm OS SDK Documentation
The following documents are part of the SDK:
What This Volume Contains
This section provides an overview of this volume.
- Part I, "User Interface," documents the API contained in the header files in the
\Incs\Core\UI\
folder. This part contains chapters covering subjects such as application launch codes, user interface resources, events, and all window, form, and field object managers. - Part II, "System Management," documents the API contained in the header files in the
\Incs\Core\System\
folder. This part contains chapters covering subjects such as the alarm manager, data and resource manager, feature manager, float manager, graffiti manager, key manager, memory manager, preferences manager, sound manager, string manager, and system manager. - Part III, "Communications," documents the API related to communications, such as the exchange manager, IR library, net library, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) library, serial manager, and serial drivers.
- Part IV, "Libraries," documents the API contained in the header files in the
\Incs\Libraries\
folder. This part contains chapters covering the Internet Library and the Palm OS Glue library.
Additional Resources
- Documentation
PalmSource publishes its latest versions of this and other documents for Palm OS developers at
- Training
PalmSource and its partners host training classes for Palm OS developers. For topics and schedules, check
- Knowledge Base
The Knowledge Base is a fast, web-based database of technical information. Search for frequently asked questions (FAQs), sample code, white papers, and the development documentation at
Conventions Used in This Guide
This guide uses the following typographical conventions: