Example: Controlling JNDI cache behavior from a program

Following are examples that illustrate how you can use JNDI cache properties to achieve the desired cache behavior. Cache properties take effect when an InitialContext object is constructed.

Example

import java.util.Hashtable;
import javax.naming.InitialContext;
import javax.naming.Context;
import com.ibm.websphere.naming.PROPS;

/*****
 Caching discussed in this section pertains to the WebSphere Application  Server initial context factory. Assume the property,
 java.naming.factory.initial, is set to  "com.ibm.websphere.naming.WsnInitialContextFactory" as a  java.lang.System property.
*****/

Hashtable env;
Context ctx;

// To clear a cache:

env = new Hashtable();
env.put(PROPS.JNDI_CACHE_OBJECT, PROPS.JNDI_CACHE_OBJECT_CLEARED);
ctx = new InitialContext(env);

// To set a cache's maximum cache lifetime to 60 minutes:

env = new Hashtable();
env.put(PROPS.JNDI_CACHE_MAX_LIFE, "60");
ctx = new InitialContext(env);

// To turn caching off:

env = new Hashtable();
env.put(PROPS.JNDI_CACHE_OBJECT, PROPS.JNDI_CACHE_OBJECT_NONE);
ctx = new InitialContext(env);

// To use caching and no caching:

env = new Hashtable();
env.put(PROPS.JNDI_CACHE_OBJECT, PROPS.JNDI_CACHE_OBJECT_POPULATED);
ctx = new InitialContext(env);
env.put(PROPS.JNDI_CACHE_OBJECT, PROPS.JNDI_CACHE_OBJECT_NONE);
Context noCacheCtx = new InitialContext(env);

Object o;

// Use caching to look up home, since the home should rarely change.
o = ctx.lookup("com/mycom/MyEJBHome");
// Narrow, etc. ...

// Do not use cache if data is volatile.
o = noCacheCtx.lookup("com/mycom/VolatileObject");
// ...

Related tasks
Developing applications that use JNDI