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+<concept id="GUID-AB69D251-7635-4325-BBCE-92F7AFC86DC2" xml:lang="en"><title>New
+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">
+<tgroup cols="2"><colspec colname="col2" colwidth="1.23*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="1.93*"/>
+<thead>
+<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>
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