[34] LANGUAGE MAPPINGS
(Part of the CORBA FAQ, Copyright © 1996-99)

[34.1] WHAT IS A LANGUAGE MAPPING?

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CORBA IDL is used to describe application and system interfaces in a manner that is independent of programming language and computer platform. A language mapping is a standard to convert the IDL to a particular programming language, like C, C++ or Java.

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[34.2] WHAT ARE THE CURRENT LANGUAGE MAPPINGS FOR CORBA?

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The OMG has standardized the following language mappings for IDL:

1. C
2. C++
3. Smalltalk
4. Java
5. Ada
6. Cobol
7. COM-based language bridge, e.g., Visual Basic

There is also a standardized reverse mapping from Java to IDL.

There are other language mappings that are available from various vendors:

1. Tcl
2. PL/1
3. LISP
4. Python. Information can be found at Python language mapping
5. Perl

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