Preface
This manual describes how to develop plugins and custom windows that are used in the following products, and describes about API references:
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JP1/Navigation Platform
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JP1/Navigation Platform for Developers
Note that the following products are no longer available in JP1/Navigation Platform 12-00 and later versions:
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Hitachi Navigation Platform
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Hitachi Navigation Platform for Developers
The title of this manual has been modified as follows to reflect this change:
Old title: Hitachi Navigation Platform Development Guide
New title: JP1/Navigation Platform Development Guide
- Organization of this preface
■ Abbreviations for product names
This manual uses the following abbreviations for the above product names:
Abbreviation |
Full name |
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Navigation Platform |
Navigation Platform |
JP1/Navigation Platform |
Navigation Platform for Developers |
JP1/Navigation Platform for Developers |
■ Intended readers
This manual is intended for users who develop plugins and custom windows by using APIs provided by Navigation Platform
Note that readers of this manual must have:
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Basic knowledge of Windows operations
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Basic knowledge of Java program development
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Basic knowledge of Eclipse
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Basic knowledge of XML
■ Conventions: Fonts and symbols
The following table explains the text formatting conventions used in this manual:
Text formatting |
Convention |
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Bold |
Bold characters indicate text in a window, other than the window title. Such text includes menus, menu options, buttons, radio box options, or explanatory labels. For example:
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Italic |
Italic characters indicate a placeholder for some actual text to be provided by the user or system. For example:
Italic characters are also used for emphasis. For example:
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Monospace |
Monospace characters indicate text that the user enters without change, or text (such as messages) output by the system. For example:
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The following table explains the symbols used in this manual:
Symbol |
Convention |
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In syntax explanations, a vertical bar separates multiple items, and has the meaning of OR. For example: A|B|C means A, or B, or C. |
{ } |
In syntax explanations, curly brackets indicate that only one of the enclosed items is to be selected. For example: {A|B|C} means only one of A, or B, or C. |
[ ] |
In syntax explanations, square brackets indicate that the enclosed item or items are optional. For example: [A] means that you can specify A or nothing. [B|C] means that you can specify B, or C, or nothing. |
... |
In coding, an ellipsis (...) indicates that one or more lines of coding have been omitted. In syntax explanations, an ellipsis indicates that the immediately preceding item can be repeated as many times as necessary. For example: A, B, B, ... means that, after you specify A, B, you can specify B as many times as necessary. |