2 Java Applications on Oracle Database

Oracle Database runs standard Java applications. However, the Java-integrated Oracle Database environment is different from a typical Java development environment. This chapter describes the basic differences for writing, installing, and deploying Java applications within Oracle Database in the following sections:

• Database Sessions Imposed on Java Applications

• Execution Control of Java Applications

• Java Code_ Binaries_ and Resources Storage

• About Java Classes Loaded in the Database

• Preparing Java Class Methods for Execution

• User Interfaces on the Server

• Shortened Class Names

• Class.forName() in Oracle Database

• About Managing Your Operating System Resources

• About Using the Runtime.exec Functionality in Oracle Database

• Managing Your Applications Using JMX

• Overview of Threading in Oracle Database

• Shared Servers Considerations