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To enable Java developers to leverage the scalability, connectivity, and reliability of the InterSystems IRIS® data platform, InterSystems IRIS supports several types of connections to and from Java applications.

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InterSystems Java Connectivity Options

Java IDEs

Using Java with InterSystems Software

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Connect a Java application to InterSystems IRIS

JDBC API for relational access

The JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) API enables you to perform operations on InterSystems IRIS® data using SQL.

InterSystems IRIS includes a high-performance Type 4 JDBC database driver that complies with the JDBC 4.2 specification. The driver accepts the following connection URL (or connection string):

jdbc:IRIS://ipAddress:superserverPort/namespace

where the variables represent the InterSystems IRIS instance host’s IP address, the instance’s superserver port, and a namespace on the instance

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InterSystems IRIS Basics: JDBC and InterSystems Databases

Using the JDBC Driver

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XEP API for high-speed object access

The XEP (Express Event Persistence) API provided by InterSystems enables Java applications to store and retrieve objects that adhere to simple or moderately complex schemas from InterSystems IRIS®. More specifically, XEP projects Java objects as persistent events, which are persistent database objects that store the state of Java objects.

XEP is optimized for applications that must handle high throughput, such as transaction processing applications.If you use XEP for object persistence, you can avoid the overheard of object-relational mapping.

Demo: XEP Object Persistence with InterSystems IRIS

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Persisting Java Objects with InterSystems XEP

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InterSystems Native SDK for Java

The InterSystems IRIS® Native SDK for Java is a lightweight interface that allows Java applications to access powerful InterSystems IRIS resources formerly available only through ObjectScript:

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To use the Native SDK for Java, you must download the Java connection package as described in Connection ToolsOpens in a new tab.

Native SDKs are also available for Python, .NET, and Node.js.

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Using the InterSystems Native SDK for Java

Java Native SDK Reference DocOpens in a new tab

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Hibernate API for complex object data models

The Hibernate API is a third-party tool that maps complex Java data classes to InterSystems IRIS®. InterSystems IRIS includes a Hibernate dialect.

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Hibernate Support

Connect InterSystems IRIS to an external application

Using InterSystems External Servers

For instantiating external Java objects and manipulating them like native objects in InterSystems IRIS

Using the InterSystems SQL Gateway

For connecting to external databases via JDBC

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