B4J Question Trying to understand B4J

[aedwall]

1) It appears that B4J is similar to basic4Android except that B4J uses Java and works on any computer that can run Java. is this correct?

2) Can I easily import my b4A project into a B4J project? If so, how so?

3) If B4J works anywhere and uses java, just like b4A, then why do I still need b4A? What does it do for me that B4J doesn't do?

4) Does the JAR file library I made in b4A work directly in B4J without modification?

Thank you.

 

[aedwall]

I see that 1) has been answered thusly:

B4J is a development tool very similar to Basic4android. Instead of generating Android applications, B4J generates standard Java applications. These applications can run on Windows, Linux and Mac computers.

 

[Erel]

2) The UI framework is different. You will need to rewrite the UI code. Most non-Android specific libraries are identical. This means that it should be easy to port non-Android specific code to B4J.
3) You cannot create Android applications with B4J.
4) No. You will need to import the source code, modify it as needed and recompile it.