This is a demo of a proof of concept for running Eclipse SWT on an iPhone/iPad with RAP (Rich Ajax Platform.) It was presented at the Eclipse Demo Camp in Walldorf, May 2011.

1. Running SWT using native
Widgets on iPhone/iPad with RAP
Jochen Krause, EclipseSource
Walldorf demoCamp
May 25, 2011

2. Disclaimer: this is a proof of concept

3. RAP and mobile are a good fit

4. Employs native widgets
programmed with SWT
API

5. Conventional SWT API at work

6. This is how we represent
an SWT tree widget

7. Navigation as you know it
on your phone

8. Go up one level using the toolbar,
down by touching an element

9. And, here is the code

10. SWT Buttons, Labels and Layouts:
RAP calculator example on the iPad

11. How does it work?
The RAP server sends protocol
messages to the client, e.g. about
constructing a “Shell”

12. Objective C code processes the
messages and constructs a UIView as
our shell. Even includes a nice
animation.

13. Processing is happening on the
server, only UI updates are sent to
the client

14. Given low latency networks, user experience
matches native apps

15. To learn more, please contact us:
rapmobile@eclipsesource.com
Thank you!