JNDI API
The main JNDI API package is the javax.naming package, which contains one key class, InitialContext, and two key interfaces, Context and Name.
In using JNDI, a client first establishes a connection to the JNDI service (sometimes called the JNDI tree). After the client is connected, a context is created to facilitate the access to system components and resources. Context is a fundamental concept in the JNDI model. A context is a set of name-to-object bindings within a naming service that all share the same naming convention.
All naming operations in JNDI are performed within a context. Therefore, establishing a context is the initial step prior to any operation. The javax.naming.InitialContext class implements the javax.naming.Context ...
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