javax.ejb
Interface EJBObject

All Superinterfaces:

java.rmi.Remote

public interface EJBObject
extends java.rmi.Remote

Used by EJB 2.1 for their business remote interface.

Author:

Florent Benoit

See Also:

EJB 3.0 specification

Method Summary

EJBHome	getEJBHome() Obtain the enterprise Bean's remote home interface.
Handle	getHandle() Obtain a handle for the EJB object.
java.lang.Object	getPrimaryKey() Obtain the primary key of the EJB object. This method can be called on an entity bean.
boolean	isIdentical(EJBObject obj) Test if a given EJB object is identical to the invoked EJB object.
void	remove() Remove the EJB object.

Method Detail

getEJBHome

EJBHome getEJBHome()
                   throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Obtain the enterprise Bean's remote home interface. The remote home interface defines the enterprise Bean's create, finder, remove, and home business methods.

Returns:

A reference to the enterprise Bean's home interface.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - Thrown when the method failed due to a system-level failure.

getPrimaryKey

java.lang.Object getPrimaryKey()
                               throws java.rmi.RemoteException

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

Returns:

The EJB object's primary key.

Throws:

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

remove

void remove()
            throws java.rmi.RemoteException,
                   RemoveException

Remove the EJB object.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - Thrown when the method failed due to a system-level failure.

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

getHandle

Handle getHandle()
                 throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Obtain a handle for the EJB object. The handle can be used at later time to re-obtain a reference to the EJB object, possibly in a different Java Virtual Machine.

Returns:

A handle for the EJB object.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - Thrown when the method failed due to a system-level failure.

isIdentical

boolean isIdentical(EJBObject obj)
                    throws java.rmi.RemoteException

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

Parameters:

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

Returns:

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

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - Thrown when the method failed due to a system-level failure.