WAP - WML Script

WMLScript (Wireless Markup Language Script) is the client-side scripting language of WML (Wireless Markup Language). A scripting language is similar to a programming language, but is of lighter weight. With WMLScript, the wireless device can do some of the processing and computation. This reduces the number of requests and responses to/from the server.
This chapter will give brief description of all the important WML Script components.
WML Script is very similar to Java Script. WML Script components have almost similar meaning as they have in Java Script. The WML Script program components are summarized here.
WML Script supports following type of operators.
Arithmetic Operators
Arithmetic Operators
Comparison Operators
Comparison Operators
Logical (or Relational) Operators
Logical (or Relational) Operators
Assignment Operators
Assignment Operators
Conditional (or ternary) Operators
Conditional (or ternary) Operators
Check for complete detail of The WML Operators.
Control statements are used for controlling the sequence and iterations in a program.
Check for complete detail of WML Script Control Statements.
The user-defined functions are declared in a separate file having the extension .wmls. Functions are declared as follows −
function name (parameters) {   
   control statements;
   return var;
}
The functions used are stored in a separate file with the extension .wmls. The functions are called as the filename followed by a hash, followed by the function name −
maths.wmls#squar()
The are six standard libraries totally. Here is an overview of them −
Lang − The Lang library provides functions related to the WMLScript language core.
Example Function − abs(),abort(), characterSet(),float(), isFloat(), isInt(), max(), isMax(), min(), minInt(), maxInt(), parseFloat(), parseInt(), random(), seed()
Lang − The Lang library provides functions related to the WMLScript language core.
Example Function − abs(),abort(), characterSet(),float(), isFloat(), isInt(), max(), isMax(), min(), minInt(), maxInt(), parseFloat(), parseInt(), random(), seed()
Float − The Float library contains functions that help us perform floating-point arithmetic operations.
Example Function − sqrt(), round(), pow(), ceil(), floor(), int(), maxFloat(), minFloat()
Float − The Float library contains functions that help us perform floating-point arithmetic operations.
Example Function − sqrt(), round(), pow(), ceil(), floor(), int(), maxFloat(), minFloat()
String − The String library provides a number of functions that help us manipulate strings.
Example Function − length(), charAt(), find(), replace(), trim(), compare(), format(), isEmpty(), squeeze(), toString(), elementAt(), elements(), insertAt(), removeAt(), replaceAt()
String − The String library provides a number of functions that help us manipulate strings.
Example Function − length(), charAt(), find(), replace(), trim(), compare(), format(), isEmpty(), squeeze(), toString(), elementAt(), elements(), insertAt(), removeAt(), replaceAt()
URL − The URL library contains functions that help us manipulate URLs.
Example Function − getPath(), getReferer(), getHost(), getBase(), escapeString(), isValid(), loadString(), resolve(), unescapeString(), getFragment()
URL − The URL library contains functions that help us manipulate URLs.
Example Function − getPath(), getReferer(), getHost(), getBase(), escapeString(), isValid(), loadString(), resolve(), unescapeString(), getFragment()
WMLBrowser − The WMLBrowser library provides a group of functions to control the WML browser or to get information from it.
Example Function − go(), prev(), next(), getCurrentCard(), refresh(), getVar(), setVar()
WMLBrowser − The WMLBrowser library provides a group of functions to control the WML browser or to get information from it.
Example Function − go(), prev(), next(), getCurrentCard(), refresh(), getVar(), setVar()
Dialogs − The Dialogs library Contains the user interface functions.
Example Function − prompt(), confirm(), alert()
Dialogs − The Dialogs library Contains the user interface functions.
Example Function − prompt(), confirm(), alert()
There are two types of comments in WMLScript −
Single-line comment − To add a single-line comment, begin a line of text with the // characters. 
Single-line comment − To add a single-line comment, begin a line of text with the // characters. 
Multi-line comment − To add a multi-line comment, enclose the text within /* and */.
Multi-line comment − To add a multi-line comment, enclose the text within /* and */.
These rules are the same in WMLScript, JavaScript, Java, and C++. The WMLScript engine will ignore all comments. The following WMLScript example demonstrates the use of comments −
// This is a single-line comment.

/* This is a multi-line comment. */

/* A multi-line comment can be placed on a single line. */
The WMLScript language is case-sensitive. For example, a WMLScript function with the name WMLScript Function is different from wmlscript function. So, be careful of the capitalization when defining or referring to a function or a variable in WMLScript.
Except in string literals, WMLScript ignores extra whitespaces like spaces, tabs, and
newlines.
A semicolon is required to end a statement in WMLScript. This is the same as C++ and Java. Note that JavaScript does not have such requirement but WML Script makes it mandatory.

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 Abhilash Nelson
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