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JavaTM IDL: Changes between JDK 1.2 and J2SE 1.3

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This release of the JavaTM 2 Platform, Standard Edition, includes RMI-IIOP, a technology that integrates Java RMI (Remote Method Invocation) and Java IDL. As a result, Java IDL now uses a new version of the IDL-to-Java compiler. This compiler supports new CORBA-standard features required for RMI-IIOP. A summary of the changes that have occurred as a result are outlined below.

RMI-IIOP supersedes Java IDL for most purposes, by enabling you to write CORBA-compliant interfaces directly in Java rather than in the OMG-specified IDL (Interface Definition Language) used with Java IDL. For details, see the RMI-IIOP documentation.

Java IDL API changes

The following list provides a summary of changes that occurred in Java IDL between the release of JDK 1.2 and J2SE v.1.3.

For more information on the idlj compiler, link to idlj - The IDL-to-Java Compiler (RMI-IIOP version).


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