Overview of the JNDI Architecture
The Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) enables Java clients to have access to various naming and directory services. Like other things in the J2EE Specification, JNDI provides a set of APIs that contain Java interfaces and classes.
JNDI is divided into five core packages:
javax.naming
java.naming.directory
javax.naming.event
javax.naming.ldap
javax.naming.spi
For most EJB applications, the naming service features are used more than the directory service features. The directory service features are very important but are a little out of scope for this book. We will cover the naming service only as it relates to EJB. If you are interested in more information on the directory service features offered through ...
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