Finding -your way around

The platform -structure and APIs

The Symbian -Guide provides introductory documents to the platform -as a whole, and guides that describe the major areas of the platform in depth.

The -Symbian platform is a large system, and contains hundreds of C++ classes and -thousands of member functions. Like most complex systems, it is easiest to -divide it into large areas, and gradually to narrow your focus down to the -areas that are most important to your tasks.

The Symbian System Model organises the components of the -Symbian platform into a layered software architecture. The guides in this -library are also structured around this architecture. The guides describe -the key technology and architectural concepts of the area, and show the key -ways to use its classes.

Note: Before the System Model was introduced, -the Symbian platform used another architectural view based on large divisions -called subsystems. Some documentation has not yet been changed to use the -System Model rather than subsystems.

Newcomers to -the Symbian platform

For those developing on the Symbian platform -for the first time, the Essential -Idioms section describes the distinctive programming idioms and conventions -of the Symbian platform.

Examples

The Examples section gives -instructions for building and using the large set of C++ example projects -that accompany the library. Projects include examples that demonstrate the -use of fundamental Symbian platform classes, and many examples showing how -to use particular Symbian platform C++ APIs.

Example code is provided -for illustrative and demonstration purposes, and should not be assumed to -be useable as product code.

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Tools

The -library does not include documentation for most tools, which are usually delivered -separately from the Symbian platform code. See the Tools section of the Symbian Developer Community website.

The Tools And Utilities section -documents the tools that are delivered with the platform. In particular, the Build Tools Guide and -the Build Tools Reference document -the abld/bldmake (SBSv1) command line -build tools, and explain the project file formats.

+ + + + + +Finding your way aroundRead this page to learn about the contents and structure +of the library. +

The +platform structure and APIs

The Symbian Guide provides introductory documents to the platform as a whole, and +guides that describe the major areas of the platform in depth.

The Symbian platform is a large system, and contains hundreds +of C++ classes and thousands of member functions. Like most complex +systems, it is easiest to divide it into large areas, and gradually +to narrow your focus down to the areas that are most important to +your tasks.

The Symbian System Model organises the components +of the Symbian platform into a layered software architecture. The +guides in this library are also structured around this architecture. +The guides describe the key technology and architectural concepts +of the area, and show the key ways to use its classes.

Note: +Before the System Model was introduced, the Symbian platform used +another architectural view based on large divisions called subsystems. +Some documentation has not yet been changed to use the System Model +rather than subsystems.

Newcomers +to the Symbian platform

For those developing on the Symbian +platform for the first time, the Essential Idioms section describes the distinctive programming idioms and conventions +of the Symbian platform.

Examples

The Examples section gives instructions for building and using the large set +of C++ example projects that accompany the library. Projects include +examples that demonstrate the use of fundamental Symbian platform +classes, and many examples showing how to use particular Symbian platform +C++ APIs.

Example code is provided for illustrative and demonstration +purposes, and should not be assumed to be useable as product code.

+ +

Tools

The library does not include documentation for most tools, which +are usually delivered separately from the Symbian platform code. See +the Tools section of the Symbian Developer +Community website.

The Tools section documents +the tools that are delivered with the platform. In particular, the +Build Tools Guide and the Build Tools Reference document the abld/bldmake (SBSv1) command line build +tools, and explain the project file formats.

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