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10Official Specifications for CORBA support in Java[tm] SE 6</h1>
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13Specification References</h2>
14The specifications with which the Java[tm] Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) v.1.6.0
15 ORB complies are as follows.  If these links do not take you to the referenced 
16 specification, the OMG may have changed the URL, and you can link to <a 
17href="http://www.omg.org/">www.omg.org</a> to search for the correct specification.
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20CORBA 2.3.1 (<a 
21href="http://www.omg.org/cgi-bin/doc?formal/99-10-07">formal/99-10-07</a>)</li>
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24IDL to Java language mapping (<a 
25href="http://www.omg.org/cgi-bin/doc?ptc/00-01-08">ptc/00-01-08</a>)</li>
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27<li>Revised IDL to Java language mapping (<a 
28href="http://www.omg.org/cgi-bin/doc?ptc/00-11-03">ptc/00-11-03</a>)</li>
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31Java to IDL language mapping (<a 
32href="http://www.omg.org/cgi-bin/doc?ptc/00-01-06">ptc/00-01-06</a>)</li>
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35Interoperable Naming Service (<a 
36href="http://www.omg.org/cgi-bin/doc?ptc/00-08-07">ptc/00-08-07</a>)</li>
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39Portable Interceptors (<a 
40href="http://www.omg.org/cgi-bin/doc?ptc/2001-03-04">ptc/2001-03-04</a>)</li>
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42These are the only specifications referenced by this document.
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46Supported Specification Details</h2>
47Not all of the above specifications are currently implemented in the ORB
48in Java[tm] SE 6. The precise list of supported sections is as follows:
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51CORBA 2.3.1 chapters 1-3 and 6-9</li>
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53<li>Revised IDL to Java language mapping, section 1.21.8.2, the <code>orb.properties</code>
54file.</li>
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57CORBA 2.3.1 chapter 4 with the following replacements from the Portable
58Interceptors specification:
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60 <li>section 4.2.3.5 <code>destroy</code></li>
61 <li>section 4.5.2 <code>CodeFactory</code> and <code>PICurrent</code> are required</li>
62 <li>Section 4.5.3.4 as updated for <code>register_initial_reference</code></li>
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67CORBA 2.3.1 chapter 5 with the following update from the Portable Interceptors
68specification:
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71  5.5.2 <code>StringSeq</code> and <code>WStringSeq</code> are required. 
72  This adds the following classes to <code>org.omg.CORBA</code>:
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74    <li><code>StringSeqHolder</code></li>
75    <li><code>StringSeqHelper</code></li>
76    <li><code>WStringSeqHolder</code></li>
77    <li><code>WStringSeqHelper</code></li>
78    </ul>
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84CORBA 2.3.1 sections 10.6.1 and 10.6.2 are supported for repository IDs.</li>
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87CORBA 2.3.1 section 10.7 for <code>TypeCode</code> APIs.</li>
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90CORBA 2.3.1 chapter 11, Portable Object Adapter (POA),
91with the following updates from the Portable Interceptors specification:
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93  <li>Section 11.3.7 POAs must preserve all policies</li>
94  <li>Section 11.3.8.2 again states that POAs must preserve all policies</li>
95  <li>Section 11.3.8.26 <code>POA::id</code> is required.</li>
96  </ul>
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100CORBA 2.3.1 chapters 13 and 15 define GIOP 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2. The Java SE 6
101ORB fully supports all versions of GIOP, with the exception that the bi-directional
102GIOP feature defined in sections 15.8 and 15.9 is not supported.</li>
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105All of the Interoperable Naming Service is supported.</li>
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108Portable Interceptors section 13.8 (the new
109<code>Coder</code>/<code>Decoder</code> interfaces) 
110and all of chapter 21 (the interceptor specification).</li>
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112<li>Section 1.21.8 of the Revised IDL to Java Language
113Mapping Specification (ptc/00-11-03) 
114has been changed from the version in the 
115IDL to Java Language Mapping Specification (ptc/00-01-08).</li>
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119Tools</h2>
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122<li>The IDL to Java compiler (<code>idlj</code>) complies with:
123  <ul>
124  <li>CORBA 2.3.1 chapter 3 (IDL definition)</li>
125  <li>CORBA 2.3.1 chapters 5 and 6 (semantics of Value types)</li>
126  <li>CORBA 2.3.1 section 10.6.5 (pragmas)</li>
127  <li>The IDL to Java mapping specification</li>
128  <li>The Revised IDL to Java language mapping specification section 1.12.1 "local interfaces"</li>
129  </ul>
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132<li>The Java to IDL compiler (the IIOP backend for <code>rmic</code>) complies with:
133  <ul>
134  <li>CORBA 2.3.1 chapters 5 and 6 (value types)</li>
135  <li>The Java to IDL language mapping. Note that this implicitly references
136      section 1.21 of the IDL to Java language mapping</li>
137  <li>IDL generated by the <code>-idl</code> flag complies with CORBA 2.3.1 chapter 3.</li>
138  </ul>
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