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• Designing a Java Connection Strategy

  Designing a Java Connection Strategy

  Content Type
  Course

  Duration
  30m

  Level
  Introductory

  Learn how you can connect your Java applications to InterSystems IRIS® data platform using JDBC, the Native SDK for InterSystems IRIS, XEP, or Hibernate. You will discover the benefits and limitations of each, and when each is best used.

  Note: The course primarily refers to InterSystems IRIS, but concepts apply to all modern InterSystems® products.

  For an overview of several of the APIs discussed in this course, watch the Java Overview video.

  Learning Objectives

  • Explain on a basic level what JDBC, the Native SDK, XEP, and Hibernate are.
  • Determine in a given situation which API or APIs should be used to connect a Java application to the InterSystems database.

  
  

  Prerequisites

  • A basic understanding of Java
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• What's Next?

  What's Next?

  You have learned several strategies for connecting your Java application to InterSystems products. In some situations, XEP might be the best choice, such as when using objects or processing large amounts of simple data quickly. In other cases, JDBC will be preferable—such as when pulling reports for a large program. Each API can connect your Java application with varying levels of efficiency. 
  

  To choose the best API for your application, weigh the benefits and limitations of each. It may be worth learning a new API to increase performance. Other times, it will be more efficient to implement the API you already know, because you need to get the application running quickly. A multimodal approach is best: by using each API optimally, you can design the best Java connection strategy for your application.

  Continue learning with the following content:

  • Learn more about connecting Java applications to InterSystems products (learning path, 3h).
  • Read about external language development with Java (documentation).
  • Learn more about Java with InterSystems (documentation).
  • Read about globals (documentation, 10m).
  • Try a hands-on exercise with Java (20m).

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