Java: Under the Hood™

CORBA

The goal of this course is to understand and implement the IDL-to-Java mapping used for implementing CORBA in Java. This course is typically taken along with the RMI course, which provides for a complete distributed-computing solution in Java.

Course Length:

1 day.

Audience:

This course is intended for experienced Java developers who want to learn how CORBA is implemented in the Java language. No prior CORBA knowledge is needed.

Outline

• Overview of CORBA: Understanding the goals of the OMG.
• The ORB: The Object Request Broker
• IDL: The Interface Definition Language
• Java to IDL Mapping: Mapping Java data types to IDL
• Implementing CORBA: The steps involved in implementing CORBA.
• The IDL-to-Java Compiler: Creating the Java interfaces.
• The Basic Object Adapter
• The Server’s Responsibilities: The object on the server.
• The Client’s Responsibilities: Locating the object via the ORB.
• Summary