Introduction
What is WAP?
WAP stands for Wireless Application Protocol. Like the name suggested, This technology is used to access and control mobile application. WAP is inherited from Internet standards. This protocol helps to access the web by the micro browsers installed on the mobile phones. That changes the web world and now the web is also sharing with millions of WAP sites. WAP uses the mark-up language WML (not HTML) to show (or paint like HTML does) the contents of a page on mobile browsers. WML is defined as an XML 1.0 application.
What is WML?
WML (Wireless Markup Language) is the new web language for making sites on mobile phones. WML is used to create pages that can be displayed in a WAP browser. WML is a content format for devices that implement the WAP specification, and preceded the use of other markup languages now used with WAP, such as XHTML and even standard HTML. Pages in WML are called DECKS. Decks are constructed as a set of CARDS.
Why Should I Use WML?
It is not necessary to use WML for making WAP sites. But WML is much similar to HTML. That helps you to study and understand the format of WML easy. So WML is a better option to make mobile site pages. WML pages have the extension *.wml, just like HTML pages have the extension *.html.
How do WAP Sites Differ from Normal Sites?
WAP sites are not like standard web sites at all. Sites written in WML are monochrome, very limited and there is very little screen space. Because of this you must be very careful when you are designing a WAP site as it is nothing like a web site. Only use small pages for wap sites. This is because mobile phones hold little memory to display pages.
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