Editing Information Module Profile



'''IMP''' stands for the ''Information Module Profile''. It is a specification put out by [[Sun Microsystems]] for the use of [[Java (programming language)|Java]] on embedded devices with very limited displays. It is a subset of the [[MIDP|Mobile Information Device Profile]].

IMP is part of the [[Java ME]] [[Software framework|framework]].

== Typical Requirements ==
* 128 kilobytes for the Java platform
* 8 kilobytes for persistent data
* 32 kilobytes for the Java runtime

== Noteworthy Limitations ==

* No API for displays

== General APIs ==

The core APIs are defined by the underlying Configuration '''[[Connected Limited Device Configuration|CLDC]]'''. 

=== javax.microedition.io ===

Contains the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition specific classes used for I/O operations.  

=== javax.microedition.rms ===

Provides a form of persistent storage for Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition. 

=== javax.microedition.midlet ===

Contains the base classes for Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition applications.

== External links ==

*[http://java.sun.com/products/imp/ The IMP Specification]

[[Category:Java device platform]]
[[Category:Sun Microsystems software]]