Oracle® Application Server TopLink Application Developer's Guide
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In addition to the OracleAS TopLink specific concepts, familiarity with several industry standard concepts helps you understand and implement OracleAS TopLink applications more effectively.
J2SE
The Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) is the core Java technology platform. It provides software compilers, tools, runtimes, and APIs for writing, deploying, and running applets and applications in Java.
J2EE
The Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) is an environment for developing and deploying enterprise applications. J2EE includes a set of services, APIs, and protocols for developing multi-tiered Web-based applications.
J2EE Containers
A J2EE container is a runtime environment for EJBs that includes such basic functions as security, life cycle management, transaction management, and deployment services. J2EE containers are usually provided by a J2EE server, such as Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE.
Java Transaction API Support
The Java Transaction API (JTA) specifies the interfaces between a transaction manager, a resource manager, an application server, and transactional applications involved in a distributed transaction system.
Java Data Objects
Java Data Objects (JDO) represent a standard Java model for persistence that enables you to create code in Java that transparently accesses the underlying data store without using database-specific code. OracleAS TopLink provides support for most of the JDO specification, but, because OracleAS TopLink is a persistence framework, you may find it easier and more effective to build your applications using OracleAS TopLink functionality rather than JDO.