All Superinterfaces:

Remote

All Known Subinterfaces:

ManagementHome

public interface EJBHome
extends Remote 

Since:

EJB 1.0

• Method Summary

  All Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method and Description
  EJBMetaData	getEJBMetaData () Obtain the EJBMetaData interface for the enterprise bean.
  HomeHandle	getHomeHandle () Obtain a handle for the remote home object.
  void	remove (Handle handle) Remove an EJB object identified by its handle.
  void	remove (Object primaryKey) Remove an EJB object identified by its primary key.

• Method Detail

  • remove

    void remove(Handle handle)
     throws RemoteException,
     RemoveException 

    Remove an EJB object identified by its handle.

    Parameters:

    handle - the handle of the EJB object to be removed

    Throws:

    RemoveException - Thrown if the enterprise bean or the container does not allow the client to remove the object.

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

  • remove

    void remove(Object primaryKey)
     throws RemoteException,
     RemoveException 

    Remove an EJB object identified by its primary key.

    This method can be used only for an entity bean. An attempt to call this method on a session bean will result in a RemoveException.

    Note: Support for entity beans is optional as of EJB 3.2.

    Parameters:

    primaryKey - the primary key of the EJB object to be removed

    Throws:

    RemoveException - Thrown if the enterprise bean or the container does not allow the client to remove the object.

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

  • getEJBMetaData

    EJBMetaData getEJBMetaData()
     throws RemoteException 

    Obtain the EJBMetaData interface for the enterprise bean. The EJBMetaData interface allows the client to obtain information about the enterprise bean.

    The information obtainable via the EJBMetaData interface is intended to be used by tools.

    Returns:

    The enterprise Bean's EJBMetaData interface.

    Throws:

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

  • getHomeHandle

    HomeHandle getHomeHandle()
     throws RemoteException 

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

    Returns:

    A handle for the remote home object.

    Throws:

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

    Since:

    EJB 1.1