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JNDI vs HTTP/TCP


I am confused a bit. Is there a documentation which can explain which one is better or whether JNDI itself uses HTTP?

When should I be used JNDI? Does it make sense using JNDI to consume web services, or whether there are better/faster methods to consume web services?

Edit: Adding a bit more context here. I am currently making a web service calls via HTTP REST. I am trying to understand that by invoking those services by JNDI, will I get any performance improvement?


Solution

  • They aren't in competition for a moment. HTTP is used to communicate with HTTP servers. JNDI is used to communicate with naming services such as LDAP, the RMI registry, COS Naming, DNS, etc.

    The overlap is zero.