Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Documentation Accessibility
• Conventions

1 Introduction and Roadmap

• Document Scope and Audience
• Guide to this Document
• Related Documentation
• Examples for the Web Application Developer
  • Avitek Medical Records Application (MedRec)
  • JNDI Examples in the WebLogic Server Distribution
• New and Changed Features in This Release

2 Understanding WebLogic JNDI

• Understanding WebLogic JNDI
  • What is JNDI?
  • WebLogic Server JNDI
• WebLogic JNDI
  • Using WebLogic JNDI to Connect a Java Client to a Single Server
  • Setting Up JNDI Environment Properties for the Initial Context
    • Creating a Context Using a Hashtable
    • Creating a Context Using a WebLogic Environment Object
    • Creating a Context from a Server-Side Object
    • Associating a WebLogic User with a Security Context
    • JNDI Contexts and Threads
  • Using the Context to Look Up a Named Object
  • Using a Named Object to Get an Object Reference
  • Closing the Context
  • Using WebLogic JNDI in a Clustered Environment
    • Using the Relationship of RMI and JNDI to Enable WebLogic Clusters
    • Making Custom Objects Available to a WebLogic Server Cluster
    • Data Caching Design Pattern
    • Exactly-Once-Per-Cluster Design Pattern
    • Using WebLogic JNDI from a Client in a Clustered Environment
  • Using JNDI from Within Java EE Components
  • Setting Up Foreign JNDI