This document provides an overview of the Symbian operating system (OS) and how to set up a development environment for creating applications on Symbian devices. It describes the core components and architecture of Symbian OS, including processes, threads, event handling, and the client-server framework. It also covers basic Symbian C++ concepts like naming conventions, data types, exception handling, resource management, and descriptors. The document outlines setting up tools, creating a "Hello World" example project, and debugging programs in the emulator.

1. An Introduction to Symbian O.S. Presented By: Deepak Rathi PGDWTA-IV-2008 [C-DAC NOIDA]

19. Client-server framework

24. Using the Application Wizard...1

25. Using the Application Wizard...2

26. Using the Application Wizard...3 Application title will appear on the device Each application has a unique identifier

27. Using the Application Wizard...4 Generated classes: - Application - Document - User interface - Container

28. Using the Application Wizard...5 Generated directories: - C++ include files - C++ source files - group: Symbian project files - data, aif: resource files - install: installation files

30. Generated Files GUI resources Project definition file Package definition file Source files

32. Naming Conventions for Class Types...1 Category Examples Description T (“data type”) classes TDesC, TPoint, TFileName T classes don't have a destructor. They act like built-in types. No pointers, no resources C (“cleanup”) classes CConsoleBase, CActive, CBase Any class derived from CBase. C classes are allocated on heap. CBase also includes a virtual destructor, so that by calling delete on a CBase* pointer any C object it points to is properly destroyed.

33. Naming Conventions for Class Types...2 Category Examples Description R (“resource/remote”) classes RFile, RTimer, RWriteStream, RWindow Client-side handle to an OS resource (file server, message server, etc.) M (“mixin”) classes/interface classes MGraphicsDevice-Map,MGameViewCmd-Handler, MEikMenuObserver An interface consisting of pure virtual functions. A class implementing this interface should derive from it. M classes are the only approved use of multiple inheritance in Symbian OS.

35. Basic Data Types – Integers, Void, Boolean Boolean Void Signed Integer Unsigned Integer Name Size (bytes) Tint >=4 Tint8 1 Tint16 2 Tint32 4 Tint64 8 Name Size (bytes) TUint >=4 TUint8 1 TUint16 2 TUint32 4 Name Size TBool 4 Name Type TAny Void

36. Basic Data Types-Floating Point, Characters Floating Point (avoid it) Character Name Size (bytes) TReal 8 TReal32 4 TReal64 8 TRealX 12 Name Size (bytes) TText8 1 TText 2 TText16 2 TChar 4

46. Descriptor Classes Name Instatiable Modifiable Description TDesC No No abstract base class; argument passing and return values (const TDesC&) TDes No Yes abstract base class; argument passing return values (const TDes&) TBufC Yes No templated buffer descriptor: (size, data) stored together TPtrC Yes No pointer descriptor: (size, pointer) separate from data, data not owned TBuf Yes Yes templated buffer descriptor: (size, maximum size, data) stored together TPtr Yes Yes pointer descriptor: (size, maximum size, pointer) separate from data, data not owned HBufC Yes No heap descriptor: (size, maximum size, data) stored together on the heap

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