Oracle8i Java Developer's Guide Release 3 (8.1.7) Part Number A83728-01 |
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In Oracle8i, you utilize Java in one of the following ways:
We recommend that you approach Java development in Oracle8i incrementally, building on what you learn at each step. The easiest way to invoke Java within the database is through Java stored procedures. Once you have mastered that, you should move on to CORBA and EJB applications.
Java is a simple, general purpose language for writing stored procedures. JDBC and SQLJ allow Java to access SQL data. They support SQL operations and concepts, variable bindings between Java and SQL types, and classes that map Java classes to SQL types. You can write portable Java code that can execute on a client or a server without change. With JDBC and SQLJ, the dividing line between client and server is usually obvious--SQL operations happen in the server, and application program logic resides in the client.
As you write more complex Java programs, you can gain performance and scalability by controlling the location where the program logic executes. You can minimize network traffic and maximize locality of reference to SQL data. JDBC and SQLJ furnish ways to accomplish these goals. However, as you tend to leverage the object model in your Java application, a more significant portion of time is spent in Java execution, as opposed to SQL data access and manipulation. It becomes more important to understand and specify where Java objects reside and execute in an Internet application. Now you have become a candidate for moving into the world of CORBA and Enterprise JavaBeans.
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