Overview

The Symbian Developer Library for Application Developers is the definitive guide and reference for everyone who develops software to run on Symbian OS. Whatever your role, this is the first stop for the answers to your questions about Symbian OS. For example:

If you are involved in designing and coding solutions using Symbian OS you will find here comprehensive reference information on the common interfaces and APIs available, guide material describing how to use the various features of Symbian OS, example projects, detailed technical information about components, and answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs).
If you are involved in testing or integration of solutions based on Symbian OS you will find information here on how to build Symbian OS programs.

You can also influence what goes in future releases of the Symbian OS Library by using the Feedback link located at the top of every page in the document set.

Don’t forget to check the Symbian Developer Network for the latest developer news, for software and Symbian Developer Library updates, and for links to Symbian licensee and partner sites.

Note that the Symbian Developer Library does not document licensee extensions, including licensee platforms and phone-specific User Interfaces. Documentation for licensee extensions is available directly from licensees through their developer support programmes.

Availability

The standard edition of the Symbian Developer Library is distributed by Symbian as an HTML documentation set or Windows HTML Help file (.chm), available as a download directly from the Symbian Developer Network.

Symbian Partners and Licensees are supplied with a version of the Symbian OS library, relevant to their needs, in the distribution kits supplied by Symbian.

Customised versions of the Symbian Developer Library may also be available in Software Development Kits (SDKs) distributed by Licensees.

Web browser compatibility

The Symbian Developer Library is designed to be compatible with any Web browser supporting tables and stylesheets, including Netscape 6.01 and higher, Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and higher, Opera 5.0 and higher.