what is the difference between jad and manifest file?

Answer Posted / amit kumar srivastava

The manifest.mf or manifest file describes information
about JAR file such as:
Application name, Application icon, MIDlet class name
MIDlet Vendor
MIDlet Version
MIDlet Name
MicroEdition Configuration(CLDC version)
MicroEdition Profile(MIDP version)

while a JAD(Java Application Descriptor) file describes all
the information which is in manifest file as well as some
more information such as MIDlet Jar Size(in KB) and MIDlet
Jar URL(Uniform Resourse Locator i.e. path of jar file)
JAD file describes following information for a JAR file:
Application name, Application icon, MIDlet class name
MIDlet Jar Size(in KB)
MIDlet Jar URL(path of jar file)
MIDlet Vendor
MIDlet Version
MIDlet Name
MicroEdition Configuration(CLDC version)
MicroEdition Profile(MIDP version)
A JAD file is used to install a JAR file on mobile.

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