Developer Tutorials

Overview

Whether you are a new or experienced BlackBerry developer, tutorials are a great resource to help you learn how to perform specific tasks for building web or Java applications. Tutorials provide a walkthrough of everything you need to know about a topic, including important tips and tricks, code samples and other reference resources to help you every step of the way.

Tutorials cover the following areas:

• BlackBerry Java Development Environment
• BlackBerry Web Development

BlackBerry Java Development Environment

Creating a BlackBerry® smartphone Java® application for the first time and not sure where to begin? The developer tutorials listed below will walk you through everything you need to know, step-by-step.

Getting Started

• A1 Setting up Necessary Tools (PDF): This tutorial describes how to find and install the tools needed to develop Java applications for the BlackBerry platform

• A10 Writing Your First Application (PDF): Learn how to write a basic application for BlackBerry smartphones

• A60 How and When to Sign (PDF): This tutorial covers 3 signature methods, as well as how to get signature keys and use them to sign your application

Customizing Your Application

• A11 User Interface (PDF): Find out how to create a basic user interface and add menu items

• A12 Localizing (PDF): This tutorial details how to localize your application in different languages

• A13 Storing Persistent Data (PDF): Learn how to create, save and retrieve data on BlackBerry smartphones

• C10 Audio and Video Playback (PDF): Learn how to play audio and video files using the Mobile Media API (JSR 135) in your application.

Testing and Troubleshooting

• A50 How to Debug and Optimize (PDF): Learn how to troubleshoot issues such as memory leaks and deadlocks in your BlackBerry application

Distributing Your Application

• A70 How to Deploy and Distribute Applications (PDF): Learn how to deploy and distribute your BlackBerry application to end users

Learn More

• View the developer video library to get answers to more specific issues
• Get more hands-on assistance with the developer labs
• Find organizations to help you develop, test and distribute your BlackBerry smartphone applications

BlackBerry Web Development

Creating a BlackBerry® Web application for the first time and not sure where to begin? The developer tutorials listed below will walk you through everything you need to know, step-by-step.

Getting Started

• How to set up Eclipse for Mobile Development (PDF): This tutorial is a step by step guide to installing the BlackBerry Web Development Plug-in for Eclipse

Testing and Troubleshooting

• Debugging Your First Web Application in Eclipse (PDF): Learn how to configure your web server and configure the BlackBerry simulator to debug a web application using the BlackBerry Web Development Plug-in for Eclipse

• Debugging Your First Web Application In Microsoft Visual Studio (PDF): Learn how to configure Microsoft Visual Studio and the BlackBerry simulator to debug your web application using the BlackBerry Plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio