Basics of CORBA

After the interface definition file has been created for a CORBA object, the IDL compiler generates the client stubs and server skeletons.

A single IDL interface results in at least seven Java class files being created. These files are never edited and can be regenerated anytime the IDL is modified. The files make up the client stub, server skeleton, helper methods, operations, holder classes, tie class, and interface definitions. The classes are stored in the hierarchy defined by the module statement in the IDL file.

For example, Listing 25.1 identifies the module ChalkTalk, a sequence of strings named CourseName, and the interface CourseData. Table 25.3 lists the files that will be generated from the IDL file in Listing 25.1 ...

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