Re: [apple-iphone] Does iOS support Java?

I don't think Java is supported by iPhone.

Vishal Sheth
On Apr 9, 2012 7:14 AM, "Jim Saklad" <jimdoc@me.com> wrote:

> > I repost this since no one has offered a reply yet. Any suggestions.
> where to look for an answer or how to phrase a web search?
>
> A very brief web search (for "iOS and Java") found this on WIkipedia:
>
> > Restrictions imposed by iOS Developer Program License
> >
> > Terms in the iOS Developer Program License were relaxed by Apple in Sept
> 2010 with regard to using other interpreter languages.
> >
> > Java
> > Apple has not announced any plans to enable Java to run on the iPhone.
> Sun Microsystems announced plans to release a Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
> for iOS, based on the Java Platform, Micro Edition version of Java. This
> would enable Java applications to run on iPhone and iPod Touch.
> >
> > Soon after the announcement, developers familiar with the SDK's terms of
> agreement believed that by not allowing 3rd-party applications to run in
> the background (answer a phone call and still run the application, for
> example), allowing an application to download code from another source, or
> allowing an application to interact with a 3rd-party application (Safari
> with JVM, for example), could hinder development of the JVM without Apple's
> cooperation.
> >
> > It is clear that Java running on the iPhone is outside the bounds of the
> iOS SDK Agreement. The guideline in question is rule 3.3.2, which reads and
> which was changed after Sept 2010:
> >
> >> 3.3.2 — An Application may not itself install or launch other
> executable code by any means, including without limitation through the use
> of a plug-in architecture, calling other frameworks, other APIs or
> otherwise. No interpreted code may be downloaded or used in an Application
> except for code that is interpreted and run by Apple's Documented APIs and
> built-in interpreter(s).
>
>
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