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C++ APIs in Symbian^3</title><shortdesc>The following new C++ APIs are introduced in Symbian^3.</shortdesc><prolog><metadata><keywords/></metadata></prolog><conbody><table id="GUID-2FD9A877-1A75-4ADD-8B9A-B2FA4A9EB7C4-GENID-1-4-1-1-6-1-3-1">

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<row>

<entry>API</entry>

<entry>Description</entry>

</row>

</thead>

<tbody>

<row>

<entry><p><b>Adapter Customization API</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Exports the Contact Adapter API to inherit Contact Adapter and create

extended contact adapters.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>After Market Application (AMA) Starter APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Manages the launch of AMCs (After Market Components), such as applications

and services, at device boot time. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-4FE55BA2-FEA3-5A4F-A329-7C76623C7E60.dita">After

Market Application Starter</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>Beagle Variant Header APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides variant layer headers for the Beagle platform. For more

information, see <xref href="GUID-F495E5B1-C34B-315B-A834-8D8B883C0AE4.dita"><apiname>Beagle</apiname></xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>CryptoSPI (Weak and Strong) APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides a framework for implementing cryptographic algorithms,

hash algorithms and random number generation. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-3FB8AC96-209B-5B1E-8139-BA2D858CBF2F.dita">CryptoSPI Overview (weak

build)</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>Communication Buffer APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides communication specific specialization of a shared buffer.

For more information, see <xref href="GUID-4FB33BFE-DCF7-3B77-A447-F9C049DF86CB.dita"><apiname>RCommsBuf</apiname></xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>Comms User Prompt Manager APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides APIs to enable unsigned applications to access the network,

if user authorisation is provided. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-5BD9F31A-AA40-5F3B-8613-949C60792A88.dita">Comms

User Prompt Manager</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>Common Graphics Header APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides a storage area for header files that are required by a

number of graphics components and their clients. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-DFE0828A-E8FE-5776-92ED-0364B4386A72.dita">Common Graphics Headers Component</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>Content Control Server APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides content control server IPC functions. For more information,

see <xref href="GUID-31298286-49C8-3E44-B8FD-C0091597EA18.dita"><apiname>CCcSrvMsg</apiname></xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>Content Control Client APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides a client side session for content control server. For more

information, see <xref href="GUID-D6BBB858-3E28-3AE6-B762-16CF98BA02D0.dita"><apiname>RCcClientSession </apiname></xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>Discreet Pop-up</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Displays notifications without blocking the ongoing task flows in

the user interface (UI). For more information, see <xref href="GUID-5CF8C529-7BCC-4E3E-AC9B-88E0A4CA333D.dita">Classic UI Guide</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>DS Data Modification API</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Exports the Data Modification API to modify contact's data directly

from operator specific contact adapters.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>E-mail Widget API</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>ECom plugin API that Third-party e-mail solutions implement to publish

e-mail data to Home Screen widget. </p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>exFAT File System APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides the "exFAT" file system. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-1AA5A20B-7CDD-3EF1-86B0-0B66AB1CC94D.dita"><apiname>TVolFormatParam_exFAT</apiname></xref>. </p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>Extended Content Publisher API</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides interfaces for Home Screen content publisher plug-ins.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>EUser High Level (EUserHL) Library APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides APIs to improve string handling, object creation and resource

management. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-D60B55FA-D8C1-559A-9D99-48845BE32A6C.dita">EUser

High Level Library</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>Feature Manager APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides APIs to manage, enable and disable features shipped with

a Symbian device. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-0CA63AEB-9A80-51C6-AE7F-E747D6B3B789.dita">Feature

Manager</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>FM Transmitter Control APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides the ability to control the FM radio transmitter of a Symbian

device.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>Gstreamer Library APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides a development framework (<xref href="http://www.gstreamer.net/" scope="external">Open source Multimedia Framework</xref>) for creating applications

like media player, streaming media broadcasters and video editors. For more

information, see <xref href="GUID-60B9404B-5102-4FBB-A32F-55F2ACFD1481.dita">Gstreamer

Overview</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>Haptics APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides methods for controlling the haptics feature of the Symbian

device. Both synchronous and asynchronous versions are provided for playing

various types of effects. Only synchronous methods are provided for other

functionalities, such as opening and closing an actuator, reserving and releasing

the haptics feature, and for getting various state and system information

from the haptics. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-1D3AB781-058D-353D-A5CB-49F968160BDF.dita"><apiname>CHWRMHaptics</apiname></xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>Home Screen Widget Publisher API</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides support for publishing logo and description of a widget.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>IP Transport Layer APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides the implementation of IP address information parameters.

For more information, see <xref href="GUID-4CFF67A1-2D16-3544-A035-1DFBF453CDDA.dita"><apiname>CSubConIPAddressInfoParamSet</apiname></xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>Libxm2 Library APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides APIs for XML processing, parsing and validation. For more

information, see <xref href="GUID-33D50AB9-AFA8-521F-8A85-031C24EA7D25.dita">Libxml2

Overview</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>Location Centre Utility APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides the application, service and file launching services to

Location Centre. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-E941B121-6FA5-3E1C-828F-493CF451C400.dita"><apiname>CLcAppLauncher</apiname></xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>MBMS Parameter Plug-in APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides networking support for the 3GPP Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast

Service (MBMS). For more information, see <xref href="GUID-AC63C51A-C0A3-5C2E-8EBF-DDB1A524A976.dita">MBMS

Parameters</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>MTP Pictbridge Data Provider APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Enables printing of JPEG/JPG images stored on a Symbian device directly

to a <xref href="http://www.cipa.jp/english/pictbridge/" scope="external">Pictbridge</xref> capable

printer by USB connection. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-2E2EACDA-2750-3F77-AF67-745ABD5DFD30.dita"><apiname>RPtp</apiname></xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>NFC Internal Content Handler API</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>ECOM plug-in interface for subscribing and receiving NDEF messages

for higher priority NDEF record types.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>NFC Adaptation API</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>ECOM interface for lower level NFC stack layers and HW abstraction.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry align="justify"><p><b>NFC Discovery API</b></p></entry>

<entry align="justify"><p>Used for subscribing and discovering Tags and NDEF

messages.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry align="justify"><p><b>NFC Tag Extension API</b></p></entry>

<entry align="justify"><p>Provides implementation and access (read/write)

methods for different types of NFC targets.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry align="justify"><p><b>NDEF API</b></p></entry>

<entry align="justify"><p>Used for handling NDEF messages and accessing NDEF

messages on Tags. </p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry align="justify"><p><b>NFC Peer-to-Peer API</b></p></entry>

<entry align="justify"><p>Provides LLCP (Logical Link Control Protocol) API

for peer to peer communication between NFC devices.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry align="justify"><p><b>NFC Content Handler API</b></p></entry>

<entry align="justify"><p>ECOM plug-in interface for subscribing and receiving

NDEF messages.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>OMAP 34xx Variant APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides interfaces for the OMAP 34xx Software Development Platform.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>OpenMAX IL APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Supports the open standard version of OpenMAX developed by the <xref href="http://www.khronos.org/" scope="external">Khronos Group</xref>. The

OpenMAX IL serves as a low-level interface for audio, video and imaging components

used in mobile devices. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-E5900ED5-C49E-52B2-AE6D-CC0DB1F234A1.dita">OpenMAX

IL Collection</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>OpenMAX IL Core APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides a platform-specific entity used by the OpenMAX IL client

to access OpenMAX IL components. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-148B1188-8007-5077-A813-50F728CAC5D5.dita">OpenMAX

IL Core Overview</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>OpenWF Composition APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Supports the open standard for layered graphics composition developed

by the <xref href="http://www.khronos.org/" scope="external">Khronos Group</xref>.

For more information, see <xref href="GUID-3B9AC7E9-3133-505F-9C1E-EB4BB4969838.dita">OpenWF

Composition Interface Overview</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>OpenWF Support APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides a Symbian-specific implementation of platform-specific

elements of the OpenWF-C specification and abstracts communication between

the OpenWF-C Engine and other Symbian graphics components. For more information,

see <xref href="GUID-83510B5B-9725-5272-BF51-23A089178DAC.dita">OpenWF Support

Component Overview</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>Puny Code Converter APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides support for converting the Unicode formatted domain names

to ASCII format that can be resolved by the external DNS server. For more

information, see <xref href="GUID-B008D6F3-DCC2-3715-AF89-50CF84BA8F88.dita"><apiname>TPunyCodeDndName</apiname></xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>Service Discovery Framework APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides the functionality to provision the applications who want

to discover services and listen for service related notifications. The service

discovery and related notification are technology specific. For more information,

see <xref href="GUID-67FC4EBB-2F30-3235-BB19-5C53BD63D08C.dita"><apiname>RPnPServiceDiscovery</apiname></xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>SQLite 3 APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides an implementation of the native SQLite C APIs. For more

information, see <xref href="GUID-02C9C31A-6563-59E4-BF46-129F4ED95087.dita">SQLite

3</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>Standard C++ Library (STLport v5) APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides a Standard C++ environment with IOStream and STL (Standard

Template Library) libraries that enable you to develop or port Standard C++

applications or libraries quickly and easily onto the Symbian platform. For

more information, see <xref href="GUID-2C5B58F2-6BD2-5C2B-8E1B-CFB3D7EB6ED9.dita">Standard

C++ Library (STLport v5)</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>Surface Manager APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Manages the lifetime and use of graphics composition surfaces in

system memory. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-C7B420DE-CEDA-5D3F-8095-71136E862CDF.dita">Surface

Manager Component</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>Surface Update APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides a communication mechanism between the composition engine

and its clients. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-81A0A2E9-4BB9-58BF-B2D3-08098E7E9C7C.dita">Surface

Update Component</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>SyncML Framework Error Reporting API</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Contains the definitions of error reporting keys related to the

SyncML framework.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>SyncML Framework Customization API</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Contains the definitions of operator settings keys related to the

SyncML framework. This API is introduced to store the <codeph>cenrep</codeph> keys

for operator specific implementation.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>System State Manager Mapper Utility APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides a utility class for mapping UIDs, getting feature and system

states and <codeph>cenrep</codeph> values. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-E4676CCC-5066-3CC9-A6BB-594C45C7D6F7.dita"><apiname>CSsmMapperUtility</apiname></xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>System State Manager APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Controls transitioning of the device to different system states,

and reacts to changes made to the system-wide properties. For more information,

see <xref href="GUID-788BD091-186A-5E25-B058-952C7629A8D4.dita">System State Manager</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>System Health Manager APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Provides APIs for monitoring and restarting processes and applications.

For more information, see <xref href="GUID-70DA7D35-3EF3-5B9B-9E86-28893021A4A1.dita">System

Health Manager</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>Telephony Server Plug-in APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Translates modem messages into Symbian platform types. Symbian platform

provides interfaces which must be implemented in the TSY for effective communication

between the modem and Symbian platform. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-F4A99C9F-21E8-57BF-9DE7-EA6C091C22E5.dita">Telephony

Server Plug-ins</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>Touch Gesture Framework (FW)</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Converts a stream of pointer events into a logical gesture. For

more information, see <xref href="GUID-5CF8C529-7BCC-4E3E-AC9B-88E0A4CA333D.dita">Classic UI Guide</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>User Prompt Service APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Allows device creators to choose whether security decisions (for

example, allowing an application to make a network connection) are processed

silently or require the user to be prompted. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-5329AE68-39E0-55E7-9878-2D8FF9E29B21.dita">User Prompt Service</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>Video Renderer APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Renders video to a graphics surface. The Video Renderer can be used

by video decoders, video post-processors and video controllers. For more information,

see <xref href="GUID-98FBEA7E-78BA-5A64-90D6-4641418003B4.dita">Video Renderer

Component</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

<row>

<entry><p><b>XML DOM Engine and XPath APIs</b></p></entry>

<entry><p>Implements the standard DOM API (tree-based XML parsing and editing),

including XPath and serialization extensions. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-05A3E75B-25F9-54AC-8AF8-3E97F832E626.dita">XML DOM Engine</xref>.</p></entry>

</row>

</tbody>

</tgroup>

</table></conbody><related-links>

<linklist>

<link href="GUID-13987218-9427-455E-AC77-ADE6B0E9CD7E.dita"><linktext>Introduction

to Symbian^3</linktext></link>

<link href="GUID-6F1ED7D0-5F41-4587-89AA-8DDE7AEC916F.dita"><linktext>What's new

in Symbian^3</linktext></link>

<link href="GUID-021E8B9C-4A1B-4C6D-B69E-4337A766C39A.dita"><linktext>Porting applications

to Symbian^3</linktext></link>

</linklist>

</related-links></concept>