IDL (Interface Description Language)

Full name: Interface Description Language

APIS written using Java (TM) provide standard-based interaction and connectivity with CORBA.

It is used to describe the interface, similar to the. X file of PRC. The Interface Definition Language is similar to a protocol to define the behavior of the access object.

The Interface Definition Language (IDL) is required when rpc/COM/CORBA is used to compile distributed systems ).

Features:

1. IDL is a standard language. 2. IDL looks like C language. 3. The purpose of omg idl is to define interfaces and streamline the process of distributed objects. 4. interface and implementation of the idl separation object. 5. IDL removedProgramming LanguageAnd hardware dependencies. 6. Clients that use IDL to define interfacesProgramThe worker does not know the implementation details behind the interface.
7. IDL provides a set of common data types to define more complex data types.