Is this possible in Java?

[Ryarwood99]

Hi I want to make an app on java and want to know our this it's possible? I want to make an alarm clock and have it check the local news website and check the school delays and search for keywords to delay or cancel the alarm. Can I have it search and have like a if true cancel?

 

[Alabalcho]

Where will your app execute - desktop (Windows, Linux, Mac), browser, smartphone?
About school delays - how are they published? RSS Feeds? Any API?

 

[Ryarwood99]

Smartphone would be best but Windows would also work and here is an example:
http://www.wfmj.com/link/665847/school-closings

 

[Alabalcho]

Smartphone apps are rarely (if never) written in pure Java.
For Android, you will need Android SDK.
For iPhone, you will need Apple SDK (and their annual fee).
You can also go cross-platform (and avoid Java s&^%t) with Xamarin.

Anyway - you have to learn a little bit of HTML, so you can parse the pages with school' down time.

 

[Ryarwood99]

But this would be possible?

 

[Alabalcho]

You have a long reading in front of you. But yes, it is possible.
I don't know about Apple/iPhone SDK, but you will find plenty of samples in Android SDK which will get you started.