Programming Stand-alone Clients

Introduction and Roadmap

Document Scope and Audience

Guide to this Document

Related Documentation

Samples and Tutorials

Avitek Medical Records Application (MedRec) and Tutorials

Examples in the WebLogic Server Distribution

New and Changed Features

Overview of Stand-alone Clients

RMI-IIOP Clients

BEA T3 (RMI) Clients

CORBA Clients

Client Types and Features

Developing T3 Clients

T3 Client Basics

Developing a T3 Client

RMI Communication in WebLogic Server

Determining Connection Availability

Communicating with a Server in Admin Mode

Developing a J2EE Application Client (Thin Client)

Overview of the J2EE Application Client

How to Develop a Thin Client

Using J2EE Client Application Modules

Extracting a Client Application

Executing a Client Application

Protocol Compatibility

WebLogic JMS Thin Client

Overview of the JMS Thin Client

JMS Thin Client Functionality

Limitations of Using the JMS Thin Client

Deploying the JMS Thin Client

Developing a J2SE Client

J2SE Client Basics

How to Develop a J2SE Client

Developing a WLS-IIOP Client

WLS-IIOP Client Features

How to Develop a WLS-IIOP Client

Developing a CORBA/IDL Client

Guidelines for Developing a CORBA/IDL Client

Working with CORBA/IDL Clients

Java to IDL Mapping

Objects-by-Value

Procedure for Developing a CORBA/IDL Client

Developing Clients for CORBA Objects

Enhancements to and Limitations of CORBA Object Types

Making Outbound CORBA Calls: Main Steps

Using the WebLogic ORB Hosted in JNDI

ORB from JNDI

Direct ORB creation

Using JNDI

Supporting Inbound CORBA Calls

Developing a WebLogic C++ Client for a Tuxedo ORB

WebLogic C++ Client Advantages and Limitations

How the WebLogic C++ Client Works

Developing WebLogic C++ Clients

Developing Security-Aware Clients

Developing Clients That Use JAAS

Developing Clients That Use SSL

Thin-Client Restrictions for JAAS and SSL

Security Code Examples

Using EJBs with RMI-IIOP Clients

Accessing EJBs with a Java Client

Accessing EJBs with a CORBA/IDL Client

Example IDL Generation

Client Application Deployment Descriptor Elements

Overview of Client Application Deployment Descriptor Elements

application-client.xml Deployment Descriptor Elements

application-client

weblogic-appclient.xml Descriptor Elements

application-client

Code Examples