Deprecated API

Deprecated Classes

net.rim.blackberry.api.pim.PIM
In favour of PIM.

net.rim.blackberry.api.pim.RepeatRule
In favour of RepeatRule.

net.rim.device.api.synchronization.SerialSyncManager
Use SyncManager.

Deprecated Interfaces

net.rim.blackberry.api.pim.BlackBerryContact
In favour of BlackBerryContact.

net.rim.blackberry.api.pim.BlackBerryContactList
In favour of BlackBerryContactList.

net.rim.blackberry.api.pim.BlackBerryEvent
In favour of BlackBerryEvent.

net.rim.blackberry.api.pim.BlackBerryPIMList
In favour of BlackBerryPIMList.

net.rim.blackberry.api.pim.Contact
In favour of Contact.

net.rim.blackberry.api.pim.ContactList
In favour of ContactList.

net.rim.blackberry.api.pim.Event
In favour of Event.

net.rim.blackberry.api.pim.EventList
In favour of EventList.

net.rim.blackberry.api.pim.PIMItem
In favour of PIMItem.

net.rim.blackberry.api.pim.PIMList
In favour of PIMList.

net.rim.blackberry.api.pim.PIMListListener

net.rim.blackberry.api.pim.RemoteLookupListener

net.rim.device.api.synchronization.SerialSyncListener
Use SyncEventListener

net.rim.blackberry.api.pim.ToDo
In favour of ToDo.

net.rim.blackberry.api.pim.ToDoList
In favour of ToDoList.

Deprecated Exceptions

net.rim.blackberry.api.pim.FieldEmptyException
In favour of FieldEmptyException.

net.rim.blackberry.api.pim.FieldFullException
In favour of FieldFullException.

net.rim.blackberry.api.pim.PIMException
In favour of PIMException.

net.rim.blackberry.api.pim.UnsupportedFieldException
In favour of UnsupportedFieldException.

Deprecated Fields

net.rim.blackberry.api.pim.Contact.ADDRSIZE
Use PIMList.stringArraySize(int) instead

net.rim.blackberry.api.pim.Contact.NAMESIZE
Use PIMList.stringArraySize(int) instead

net.rim.blackberry.api.mail.Message.Flag.PRIORITY
In favour of #Priority instead.

net.rim.blackberry.api.mail.TextBodyPart.TEXT_PLAIN
Use TextBodyPart.getTextPlainContentType().

Deprecated Methods

net.rim.device.api.crypto.certificate.CertificateServers.addServer(String, int, String, String, int)

net.rim.device.api.i18n.Locale.convertCodeToVariant(int)
Use Locale.convertKeyboardIDToString(int),

net.rim.device.api.i18n.Locale.convertVariantToCcode(String)
Use Locale.convertStringToKeyboardID(String),

net.rim.device.api.crypto.keystore.KeyStorePasswordManager.decrypt(int, long, byte[], int, int, String, KeyStorePasswordTicket)
Use the other decrypt method that does not take in a salt or security level.

net.rim.device.api.crypto.keystore.KeyStorePasswordManager.decrypt(int, long, byte[], String, KeyStorePasswordTicket)
Use the decrypt method that does not take in the security level and salt. These parameters are encoded in the input byte[] now automatically and are not needed as parameters.

net.rim.device.api.crypto.keystore.KeyStorePasswordManager.decryptReEncrypt(int, long, byte[])
Use the decryptReEncrypt method that no longer requires a securityLevel and a salt.

net.rim.device.api.system.CodeModuleManager.deleteModule(int, boolean)
Use deleteModuleEx instead.

net.rim.device.api.crypto.keystore.KeyStorePasswordManager.encrypt(int, long, byte[], int, int, String, KeyStorePasswordTicket)
Use the encrypt method that no longer uses the salt.

net.rim.device.api.crypto.keystore.KeyStorePasswordManager.encrypt(int, long, byte[], String, KeyStorePasswordTicket)
Use the encrypt method that does not take a salt.

net.rim.device.api.io.LineReader.getBuffer()
Only subclasses should access the underlying buffer, and they may directly access the protected _buffer field instead of using this method.

net.rim.device.api.io.LineReader.getBufferLength()
Only subclasses should access the buffer length, and they may directly access the protected _bufferLength field instead of using this method.

net.rim.device.api.io.LineReader.getBufferOffset()
Only subclasses should access the buffer offset, and they may directly access the protected _bufferOffset field instead of using this method.

net.rim.device.api.ui.FontFamily.getFonts()
Use FontFamily.getFont(int, int)

net.rim.device.api.system.DeviceInfo.getOSVersion()
This function attempts to pack the String returned by DeviceInfo.getPlatformVersion() into the format specified above. If it is unsuccessful, it will return 0. Please use DeviceInfo.getPlatformVersion() instead.

net.rim.device.api.system.IDENInfo.getRegistrationAddress()
This function always returns null.

net.rim.device.api.system.GPRSInfo.getRegistrationAddress()
This method always returns null.

net.rim.device.api.system.CDMAInfo.getRegistrationAddress()
This function always returns null.

net.rim.device.api.io.SharedInputStream.getSharedInputStream(InputStream, int)
Use instead SharedInputStream.getSharedInputStream( InputStream input ) and then setLength on the new stream.

net.rim.device.api.io.LineReader.getStream()
Only subclasses should access the underlying stream, and they may directly access the protected _stream field instead of using this method.

net.rim.device.api.ui.Keypad.getSymbolScreenLayout()

net.rim.device.api.math.VecMath.multiply3x3(int[], int, int[], int)
use multiply3x3(int[],int,int[],int,int[],int) and pass B as the destination matrix.

net.rim.device.api.system.Alert.playBuzzer(short[], int)
Replaced by Alert.startBuzzer(short[],int,boolean)

net.rim.device.api.ui.UiApplication.popScreen()
Use UiApplication.pushScreen(Screen).

net.rim.device.api.io.SharedInputStream.readInputStream(int)
Use instead readInputStream() and then use setLength( int length ) on the new stream.

net.rim.device.api.system.IOPort.registerNotifyPattern(byte[])
Please use SerialPort.registerNotifyPattern(byte[]) instead.

net.rim.device.api.io.LineReader.setBufferLength(int)
Only subclasses should access the buffer length, and they may directly access the protected _bufferLength field instead of using this method.

net.rim.device.api.io.LineReader.setBufferOffset(int)
Only subclasses should access the buffer offset, and they may directly access the protected _bufferOffset field instead of using this method.

net.rim.device.api.system.CodeModuleManager.writeNewModule(int, byte[], int, int)
Replaced by CodeModuleManager.writeNewModule(int,int,byte[],int,int).

net.rim.device.api.util.Arrays.zero(byte[])
Use fill(byteArray,(byte)0)

net.rim.device.api.util.Arrays.zero(char[])
Use fill(charArray,((char)0)).

net.rim.device.api.util.Arrays.zero(int[])
Use fill(intArray,((int)0)).

net.rim.device.api.util.Arrays.zero(long[])
Use fill(longArray,((long)0)).

net.rim.device.api.util.Arrays.zero(short[])
Use fill(shortArray,((short)0)).

Deprecated Constructors

net.rim.device.api.crypto.certificate.CertificateServerInfo(String, int, String, int)

net.rim.device.api.crypto.certificate.CertificateServerInfo(String, int, String, String, int, int)

net.rim.device.api.crypto.CryptoInteger()
If you use this constructor, all of the public functions in this class may throw NullPointerExceptions. Instead use the public constructors.

net.rim.device.api.io.SharedInputStream(byte[])
Use instead SharedInputStream.getSharedInputStream( byte[] input )

net.rim.device.api.io.SharedInputStream(SharedInputStream, int)
Use instead new SharedInputStream( SharedInputStream input ) and then setLength( int length ) on the new stream