Java Enterprise in a Nutshell, Second Edition

Name

InitialContextFactory

Synopsis

This interface represents a factory that creates an initial context for a naming or directory service. The initial context serves as the entry point into the service. A JNDI service provider always includes an InitialContextFactory that can be used as the value of the java.naming.factory.initial property

public interface InitialContextFactory {
// Public Instance Methods
   public abstract javax.naming.Context getInitialContext(
        java.util.Hashtable environment) throws NamingException;  
}

Returned By

InitialContextFactoryBuilder.createInitialContextFactory()