CORBA Training : Developing CORBA Applications in Java Using OrbixWeb

Developing CORBA Applications in Java Using OrbixWeb

CORBA Training Overview

This 5-day class is a hands-on workshop that will guide students through the mechanics of building a CORBA application using Java and Iona's OrbixWeb. Hands-on workshops constitute 50% of the class.

CORBA Training Prerequisites

The CORBA Programming Primer class (CORBA concepts) and a strong working knowledge of Java programming.

CORBA Training Course duration

5 Days

CORBA Training Objectives

After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:

Introduce the IDL language
Develop a working application
Install and run the application
Troubleshoot a faulty application

CORBA Training Course outline

The Interface Definition Language
- IDL data types
- Modules and Interfaces
- Exceptions
The OrbixWeb environment
Implementing CORBA objects
- Generating Stubs and Skeletons
- Inheritance vs "TIE" techniques
- Registering CORBA objects
- The Static interface
- The Dynamic interface
- Synchronous and deferred-synchronous invocation
- Context Objects
Servers
- BOA and Object Adapters
- Server activation and lifecycle
- Server types: Shared, Unshared, Server-per-method, Persistent servers
- Implementation repository
Using CORBA applets
IIOP and proprietary protocols
CORBA Services
- Interface repository
- Naming Service
Advanced OrbixWeb features
- Filters
- Smart Proxies
- Loaders
- Locators

Hardware/Software Requirements

Hardware Requirements

Intel-based PC Workstation
- Windows 95, 98 or NT
- Minimum 486 33Mhz Processor
- Minimum of 32 MB memory

SUN Solaris/SPARC

Minimum of 32 MB memory

Software Requirements

Java 2 Standard Edition version 1.3 software and documentation*
OrbixWeb 3
Adobe Acrobat Reader*
Student Files
Text Editor*