Does RMI-IIOP support dynamic downloading of classes?

RMI Interview Questions and Answers

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2. Does RMI-IIOP support dynamic downloading of classes?

No, RMI-IIOP doesn't support dynamic downloading of the classes as it is done with CORBA in DII (Dynamic Interface Invocation).Actually RMI-IIOP combines the usability of Java Remote Method Invocation (RMI) with the interoperability of the Internet Inter-ORB Protocol (IIOP).So in order to attain this interoperability between RMI and CORBA,some of the features that are supported by RMI but not CORBA and vice versa are eliminated from the RMI-IIOP specification.

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Other Interview Questions

• How many types of protocol implementations does RMI have?
• Does RMI-IIOP support dynamic downloading of classes?
• Does RMI-IIOP support code downloading for Java objects sent by value across an IIOP connection in the same way as RMI does across a JRMP connection?