The javax.naming Package

The javax.naming package (the main JNDI package) provides a standard set of classes and interfaces for accessing various types of naming and directory services. Like JDBC, JNDI is not an implementation by itself. It defines a standard set of interfaces for accessing the naming and directory services. You must also have a service-specific access library to access a particular service.

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