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Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI)
The Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) is a standard extension to the Java platform, providing Java technology-enabled applications with a unified interface to multiple naming and directory services in the enterprise.
Using Dependency Injection in Java EE 5.0
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Dependency injection, also known as inversion of control, is a programming technique being adopted by many programmers and frameworks, including the popular Spring framework. But using it in J2EE 1.4 requires a burdensome deployment-descriptor-based approach. Debu Panda shows how Java EE 5.0 provides relief in the form of annotations-based dependency injection.
Developing A White Pages Service with LDAP and JNDI
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You will learn what you can do with LDAP and how Java answers the need to handle LDAP with the JNDI API in building a white pages service.
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Java 2EE API Documents
Java 2EE 1.3 defines the
standard for developing and deploying enterprise applications. With the latest versions of
Enterprise JavaBeansTM (EJBTM), JavaServer PagesTM (JSPTM) and Java Servlet API
component technologies, it enhances the existing J2EE platform. In addition, J2EE 1.3 adds
support for J2EE Connector Architecture, the Java API for XML Parsing (JAXP), and the Java
Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) API. J2EE 1.3 also increases the level of
support from optional to required of the Java Message Service (JMS) API.
[Source: Sun]
