JNDI Concepts

JNDI technology enables Java programs to gain access to a wide variety of naming and directory services in a consistent, Java-centric way. The following picture shows a Java application using JNDI to access a directory service.

Diagram of Java application using JNDI to acces a directory service. See summary for explanation.

The role that each part plays is summarized below:

A comprehensive account of JNDI is outside the scope of this document. If you are developing programs that use JNDI and you are not familiar with the technology, you will do well to look at any of the books that have been written on JNDI.

See also
Steps for Generating Code With JNDI

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