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JNDI

JNDI is an API that allows to access the following naming and directory services in a uniform way:
  • DNS
    Domain Name Service
  • NDS
    Novell Directory Services
  • LDAP
    Lightweight Directory Access Protocl
  • CORBA
    Common Object Request Broker Architecture
  • RMI
    Remote Method Invocation
The API consists of the following packages:
  • javax.naming
  • javax.naming.directory
  • javax.naming.event
  • javax.naming.ldap
  • javax.naming.spi
    Allows different implementations to be plugged in dynamically.