Understanding jCOM
WebLogic jCOM is an implementation of what is termed a Java/COM bridge, which can simply be defined as a software bridging mechanism for facilitating quick and easy access from Java applications to Microsoft COM/DCOM components. In turn, Microsoft COM applications can access Java-based objects through this mechanism as well. Beyond the relative simplicity of its implementation, the most appealing aspect of this approach is its transparency. To the Java programmer, a COM object looks the same as any other Java object. To the COM developer, remote Java objects appear as though they were native COM components. As found in these objects, data types are masked from view through dynamic type mappings done by the jCOM runtime engine. ...
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