Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) API

Naming and directory services have evolved over the years. Server-side components once used different naming and directory services to share their functionality. This meant that a client application that required the use of server-side application components registered with different naming services had to include the proprietary code of each naming service. The Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) attempts to bring about the unification of disparate naming and directory services by using a common and consistent API called the JNDI API. The implementation of the JNDI API is integral to using and accessing database connections, message queues, EJBs, and so on.

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