Chapter 31. The Java Message Service API

31. The Java Message Service API

This chapter provides an introduction to the Java Message Service (JMS) API, a Java API that allows applications to create, send, receive, and read messages using reliable, asynchronous, loosely coupled communication. It covers the following topics:

• Overview

• Basic JMS API concepts

• The JMS API programming model

• Writing simple JMS client applications

• Creating robust JMS applications

• Using the JMS API in a Java EE application

• Further information