JNDI API Tutorial and Reference: Building Directory-Enabled Java¿ Applications
Aimed at the Java developer who wants to program with corporate  directories, theJNDI API Tutorial and Referenceprovides a notably  comprehensive tour of basic and advanced topics in JNDI programming. Featuring  dozens of useful code excerpts that show just how to do it, this practically  minded guide is all you need to use this powerful API standard effectively.This book includes a printed version of Sun's online JNDI tutorial that is  bundled with a comprehensive guide to JNDI classes. First, the authors show you  how to get and up and running with JNDI and how to handle basic look-ups in  directories. (A practical note is that this title is excellent when describing  the actual error messages and "common problems" that you might face in your  code, and how to resolve them.) While many programmers will use this book to  learn how to search, read, and write directory entries, they'll find it good at  explaining how JNDI fits in with other directory standards, too (such as LDAP).  The authors also cover how to access multiple "federations" of directories, as  well as hooking into directory "events" or notifications. For experts, more  advanced sections look at the ins and outs of creating your own directory  servers. The last 300 pages provide a worthy reference to every JNDI class (with  over 80 classes) and every property and method, along with links to the examples  in the first tutorial section that illustrate each class in action.Whether you're someone who just wants to get started with directory programming,  or if you'll be designing JNDI servers from the ground up, you'll find theJNDI API Tutorial and Referenceto be a solid resource for effective  directory programming for Java developers of all levels.--Richard  DraganTopics covered:Basic and advanced tutorial for the Java Naming and  Directory Interface (JNDI), naming conventions using strings and URLs, directory  basics: attributes, directory services, and searches; directory and object  stores, JNDI overview: architecture, context, names, bindings, and references;  LDAP support, federations, basic JNDI programming examples, common problems and  solutions, tutorial for simple naming and directory operations, storing and  retrieving Java objects in directories, state and object factories, tips for  combining JNDI and LDAP directory programming, creating a JNDI-enabled service  provider, and reference to all JNDI classes.