Jargoneer
/*
Wireless Java 2nd edition
Jonathan Knudsen
Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1590590775
*/
import java.io.*;
import javax.microedition.io.*;
import javax.microedition.midlet.*;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.*;
public class Jargoneer extends MIDlet
implements CommandListener, Runnable {
private Display mDisplay;
private Command mExitCommand, mFindCommand, mCancelCommand;
private TextBox mSubmitBox;
private Form mProgressForm;
private StringItem mProgressString;
public Jargoneer() {
mExitCommand = new Command("Exit", Command.EXIT, 0);
mFindCommand = new Command("Find", Command.SCREEN, 0);
mCancelCommand = new Command("Cancel", Command.CANCEL, 0);
mSubmitBox = new TextBox("Jargoneer", "", 32, 0);
mSubmitBox.addCommand(mExitCommand);
mSubmitBox.addCommand(mFindCommand);
mSubmitBox.setCommandListener(this);
mProgressForm = new Form("Lookup progress");
mProgressString = new StringItem(null, null);
mProgressForm.append(mProgressString);
}
public void startApp() {
mDisplay = Display.getDisplay(this);
mDisplay.setCurrent(mSubmitBox);
}
public void pauseApp() {}
public void destroyApp(boolean unconditional) {}
public void commandAction(Command c, Displayable s) {
if (c == mExitCommand) {
destroyApp(false);
notifyDestroyed();
}
else if (c == mFindCommand) {
// Show the progress form.
mDisplay.setCurrent(mProgressForm);
// Kick off the thread to do the query.
Thread t = new Thread(this);
t.start();
}
}
public void run() {
String word = mSubmitBox.getString();
String definition;
try { definition = lookUp(word); }
catch (IOException ioe) {
Alert report = new Alert(
"Sorry",
"Something went wrong and that " +
"definition could not be retrieved.",
null, null);
report.setTimeout(Alert.FOREVER);
mDisplay.setCurrent(report, mSubmitBox);
return;
}
Alert results = new Alert("Definition", definition,
null, null);
results.setTimeout(Alert.FOREVER);
mDisplay.setCurrent(results, mSubmitBox);
}
private String lookUp(String word) throws IOException {
HttpConnection hc = null;
InputStream in = null;
String definition = null;
try {
String baseURL = "http://65.215.221.148:8080/wj2/jargoneer?word=";
// Take a stab at parameter encoding, ' ' -> '+'.
String url = baseURL + word.replace(' ', '+');
mProgressString.setText("Connecting...");
hc = (HttpConnection)Connector.open(url);
hc.setRequestProperty("Connection", "close");
in = hc.openInputStream();
mProgressString.setText("Reading...");
int contentLength = (int)hc.getLength();
if (contentLength == -1) contentLength = 255;
byte[] raw = new byte[contentLength];
int length = in.read(raw);
// Clean up.
in.close();
hc.close();
definition = new String(raw, 0, length);
}
finally {
try {
if (in != null) in.close();
if (hc != null) hc.close();
}
catch (IOException ignored) {}
}
return definition;
}
}
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