EJBMetaData


1   /**
2    * EasyBeans
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4    * Contact: easybeans@objectweb.org
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21   * --------------------------------------------------------------------------
22   * $Id: EJBMetaData.java 1100 2006-08-16 13:05:31Z benoitf $
23   * --------------------------------------------------------------------------
24   */
25  
26  package javax.ejb;
27  
28  /**
29   * Metadata of EJB provided to the client.
30   * @see <a HREF="http://www.jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=220">EJB 3.0 specification</a>
31   * @author Florent Benoit
32   */
33  public interface EJBMetaData {
34  
35      /**
36       * Obtain the remote home interface of the enterprise Bean.
37       * @return the remote home interface of the enterprise Bean.
38       */
39      EJBHome   getEJBHome();
40  
41      /**
42       * Obtain the Class object for the enterprise Bean's remote home interface.
43       * @return the Class object for the enterprise Bean's remote home interface.
44       */
45      Class   getHomeInterfaceClass();
46  
47      /**
48       * Obtain the Class object for the enterprise Bean's remote interface.
49       * @return the Class object for the enterprise Bean's remote interface.
50       */
51      Class   getRemoteInterfaceClass();
52  
53      /**
54       * Obtain the Class object for the enterprise Bean's primary key class.
55       * @return the Class object for the enterprise Bean's primary key class.
56       */
57      Class   getPrimaryKeyClass();
58  
59      /**
60       * Test if the enterprise Bean's type is "session".
61       * @return True if the type of the enterprise Bean is session bean.
62       */
63      boolean isSession();
64  
65      /**
66       * Test if the enterprise Bean's type is "stateless session".
67       * @return True if the type of the enterprise Bean is stateless session.
68       */
69      boolean isStatelessSession();
70  }
71
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