| Oracle® Database Java Developer's Guide, 11g Release 1 (11.1) Part Number B31225-01 |
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| Oracle® Database Java Developer's Guide, 11g Release 1 (11.1) Part Number B31225-01 |
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This preface introduces you to the Oracle Database Java Developer's Guide, discussing the intended audience, structure, and conventions of this document. A list of related Oracle documents is also provided.
Java has emerged as the object-oriented programming language of choice. It provides platform independence and automated storage management techniques. It enables you to create applications and applets. Oracle Database provides support for developing and deploying Java applications.
This preface contains the following topics:
The Oracle Database Java Developer's Guide is intended for both Java and non-Java developers. For PL/SQL developers who are not familiar with Java programming, this manual provides a brief overview of Java and object-oriented concepts. For both Java and PL/SQL developers, this manual discusses the following:
How Java and Database concepts merge
How to develop, load, and run Java stored procedures
Oracle JVM
Database concepts for managing Java objects in the database
Oracle Database and Java security policies
To use this document, you need knowledge of Oracle Database, SQL, and PL/SQL. Prior knowledge of Java and object-oriented programming can be helpful.
Our goal is to make Oracle products, services, and supporting documentation accessible, with good usability, to the disabled community. To that end, our documentation includes features that make information available to users of assistive technology. This documentation is available in HTML format, and contains markup to facilitate access by the disabled community. Accessibility standards will continue to evolve over time, and Oracle is actively engaged with other market-leading technology vendors to address technical obstacles so that our documentation can be accessible to all of our customers. For more information, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program Web site at
http://www.oracle.com/accessibility/
Accessibility of Code Examples in Documentation
Screen readers may not always correctly read the code examples in this document. The conventions for writing code require that closing braces should appear on an otherwise empty line; however, some screen readers may not always read a line of text that consists solely of a bracket or brace.
Accessibility of Links to External Web Sites in Documentation
This documentation may contain links to Web sites of other companies or organizations that Oracle does not own or control. Oracle neither evaluates nor makes any representations regarding the accessibility of these Web sites.
TTY Access to Oracle Support Services
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For more information, refer to the following Oracle resources:
The following conventions are also used in this manual:
| Convention | Meaning |
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| . . . | Vertical ellipsis points in an example mean that information not directly related to the example has been omitted. |
| . . . | Horizontal ellipsis points in statements or commands mean that parts of the statement or command not directly related to the example have been omitted |
| boldface text | Boldface type in text indicates a term defined in the text, the glossary, or in both locations. |
| < > | Angle brackets enclose user-supplied names. |
| [ ] | Brackets enclose optional clauses from which you can choose one or none. |
