This book describes how JCA defines a development methodology and suggests analysis and design patterns that are useful both for building connectors to legacy applications and for designing adapters for new applications.
Java provides Java Communication Application Programming Interface (JCA), which contains classes and interfaces that help you develop platform-independent communication applications based on technologies, such as voice, mail, fax, or smart cards. JCA provides the javax.comm package, which contains interfaces, classes, and exception classes to interact with the RS232 serial and parallel ports.
This book describes how JCA defines a development methodology and suggests analysis and design patterns that are useful both for building connectors to legacy applications and for designing adapters for new applications.
About the Author
Vibha holds a Bachelor's degree in IT Engineering. She is proficient in technologies such as C++, Java, HTML, DHTML, J2EE, EJB, JNDI, JMS, and RMI. In addition, she has written books on Oracle, jDeveloper, and jBuilder for NIIT.