WMLScript 介绍

What you should already know
你应该已经掌握的知识

Before you continue you should have a basic understanding of the following:
在你继续下面的学习之前，你必须对下面的知识有一个基本的了解：

• HTML
• JavaScript
• WML

If you want to study these subjects first, find the tutorials on our Home page.
如果你想先学习上述知识，请登入我们的教程首页。

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What is WML?
什么是WML？

WML stands for Wireless Markup Language. It is a mark-up language inherited from HTML, but WML is based on XML, so it is much stricter than HTML.
WML是指（无线标记语言Wireless Markup Language），它是一种标记语言，这继承了HTML的特点，然而它又是基于XML语言的，所以他比HTML更严谨。

WML is used to create pages that can be displayed in a WAP browser. Pages in WML are called DECKS. Decks are constructed as a set of CARDS.
WML的作用是：建立可以被wap浏览器显示的页面。以WML建立的页面称为“卡片组DECKS”，“DECKS”是一组“卡片CARDS”构成的。

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What is WMLScript?
究竟什么是WMLScript呢？

• WMLScript is the scripting language used in WML pages
  WMLScript是一种用于编写WML页面（page）的脚本语言。
• WMLScript is a light version of the JavaScript language
  WMLScripe是JavaScript脚本语言的一个低级版本。
• WML scripts are not embedded in the WML pages. WML pages only contains references to script URLs
  WML 页面并不包含WML脚本语言，它只拥有URLs的脚本参数。
• WMLScript is compiled into byte code on the server before it is sent to the WAP browser
  WMLScript在发送到WAP浏览器之前将事先在服务器端编译成字节代码。
• WMLScript is a part of the WAP specification
  WMLScript是WAP规范的一部分

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What is WMLScript used for?
那么，WMLScript又是用来干什么的呢？

• WMLScript is used to validate user input
  WMLScript的作用是验证用户输入的有效性。
• WMLScript is used to generate message boxes and dialog boxes locally, to view error messages and confirmations faster
  WMLScript的作用是在本机上产生信息框（message box）和对话框（dialog box）；它可以查看错误信息并快速的确认信息。
• WMLScript is used to access facilities of the user agent 
  WMLScript是用来访问用户代理机的便利工具。