javax.ejb
Interface EJBLocalObject

public interface EJBLocalObject

Used by EJB 2.1 for their business local interface.

Author:

Florent Benoit

See Also:

EJB 3.0 specification

Method Summary

EJBLocalHome	getEJBLocalHome() Obtain the enterprise Bean's local home interface.
java.lang.Object	getPrimaryKey() Obtain the primary key of the EJB local object. This method can be called on an entity bean.
boolean	isIdentical(EJBLocalObject obj) Test if a given EJB local object is identical to the invoked EJB local object.
void	remove() Remove the EJB local object.

Method Detail

getEJBLocalHome

EJBLocalHome getEJBLocalHome()
                             throws EJBException

Obtain the enterprise Bean's local home interface. The local home interface defines the enterprise Bean's create, finder, remove, and home business methods that are available to local clients.

Returns:

A reference to the enterprise Bean's local home interface.

Throws:

EJBException - Thrown when the method failed due to a system-level failure.

getPrimaryKey

java.lang.Object getPrimaryKey()
                               throws EJBException

Obtain the primary key of the EJB local object.
This method can be called on an entity bean. An attempt to invoke this method on a session Bean will result in an EJBException.

Returns:

The EJB local object's primary key.

Throws:

EJBException - Thrown when the method failed due to a system-level failure or when invoked on a session bean.

remove

void remove()
            throws RemoveException,
                   EJBException

Remove the EJB local object.

Throws:

RemoveException - The enterprise Bean or the container does not allow destruction of the object.

EJBException - Thrown when the method failed due to a system-level failure.

isIdentical

boolean isIdentical(EJBLocalObject obj)
                    throws EJBException

Test if a given EJB local object is identical to the invoked EJB local object.

Parameters:

obj - An object to test for identity with the invoked object.

Returns:

True if the given EJB local object is identical to the invoked object, false otherwise.

Throws:

EJBException - Thrown when the method failed due to a system-level failure.