JMS client program flow

The steps in the table below describe the program flow in a typical JMS client:

Step	Action	For more information
1	Define the initial naming context.	See “Defining the initial naming context”.
2	Obtain a connection factory.	See “Looking up a connection factory”.
3	Create a connection.	See “Creating connections”.
4	Create one or more sessions.	See “Creating sessions”.
5	Look up message queues and topics.	See “Looking up destinations”.
6	Create message producers and consumers.	See “Creating message producers and consumers”.
7	Send and receive messages.	See “Sending and receiving messages”.

Figure 3-1 illustrates the relationship of the objects in a JMS application.