se/17/docs/api/java.base/java/io/Serializable.html" title="class or interface in java.io" class="external-link">Serializable</a>, <a href="../Referenceable.html" title="interface in jakarta.resource">Referenceable</a></span></div>
<div class="block"><code>ConnectionFactory</code> provides an interface for getting
  connection to an EIS instance. An implementation of ConnectionFactory
  interface is provided by a resource adapter.

  <p>Application code looks up a ConnectionFactory instance from JNDI
  names