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4.7.4: Quick reference to Java client functions
4.7.4: Quick reference to Java client functions
Use the following table to identify the available functions in the different types of
Java client.
Available functions |
Applet client |
J2EE Application client |
Java thin application client |
Provides all the benefits of a J2EE platform
|
No |
Yes |
No |
Portable across all J2EE platforms
|
No
|
Yes |
No |
Provides the necessary runtime to support communication between client and server
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Allows the use of nicknames in the deployment descriptors
|
No |
Yes |
No |
Supports use of the RMI-IIOP protocol
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Supports use of the HTTP protocol
|
Yes |
No |
No |
Enables development of client applications that can access EJB references and CORBA object references
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Enables the initialization of the client application's runtime environment
|
No |
Yes |
No |
Supports security authentication to Enterprise Java Beans
|
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Supports security authentication to local resources
|
No |
Yes |
No |
Requires distribution of application to client machines
|
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
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