Chapter 6. Java IDL: Interface Definition Language

• CORBA

• The Interface Definition Language

• Language Mappings

• CORBA Clients

• CORBA Servers

• CORBA Callbacks

• A Java IDL Version of the Featured App

The Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) is an industry standard that has been around since 1991; it defines how applications can communicate with one another no matter where they are located, or what programming language they are written in. Before Java, creating CORBA-based objects was a difficult and time-consuming process. With Java, much of the pain associated with it has been limited or removed altogether. Along with Java's simplicity and elegance, the CORBA framework gives your applications the underlying machinery necessary to produce large-scale mission-critical applications that are distributed across platforms, machines, or networks.