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 <td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../jakarta/ejb/SessionBean.html#ejbActivate--">ejbActivate</a></span>()</code>
 <div class="block">The activate method is called when a stateful session bean instance is activated from its "passive" state.</div>
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 <div class="block">The passivate method is called before a stateful session bean instance enters the "passive" state.</div>
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 <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../jakarta/ejb/SessionBean.html#ejbRemove--">ejbRemove</a></span>()</code>
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                 throws <a href="../../jakarta/ejb/EJBException.html" title="class in jakarta.ejb">EJBException</a>,
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 <div class="block">Set the associated session context. The container calls this method after the instance creation.

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  The session bean instance should store the reference to the context object in an instance variable.

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  This method is called with no transaction context.</div>
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  applications written for the enterprise bean 1.0 specification. Enterprise beans written for the EJB 1.1
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 <div class="block">The activate method is called when a stateful session bean instance is activated from its "passive" state. The
  instance should acquire any resource that it has released earlier in the <code>ejbPassivate</code> method.

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 <div class="block">The passivate method is called before a stateful session bean instance enters the "passive" state. The instance
  should release any resources that it can re-acquire later in the <code>ejbActivate</code> method.

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  After the passivate method completes, the instance must be in a state that allows the container to use the Java
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	<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../jakarta/ejb/SessionBean.html#ejbActivate--">ejbActivate</a></span>()</code>
	<div class="block">The activate method is called when a stateful session bean instance is activated from its "passive" state.</div>
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	<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../jakarta/ejb/SessionBean.html#ejbRemove--">ejbRemove</a></span>()</code>
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	<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../jakarta/ejb/SessionBean.html#setSessionContext-jakarta.ejb.SessionContext-">setSessionContext</a></span>(<a href="../../jakarta/ejb/SessionContext.html" title="interface in jakarta.ejb">SessionContext</a> ctx)</code>
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	<div class="block">Set the associated session context. The container calls this method after the instance creation.

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	<dd><code>java.rmi.RemoteException</code> - This exception is defined in the method signature to provide backward compatibility for
	applications written for the enterprise bean 1.0 specification. Enterprise beans written for the EJB 1.1
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	<pre>void ejbRemove()
	throws <a href="../../jakarta/ejb/EJBException.html" title="class in jakarta.ejb">EJBException</a>,
	java.rmi.RemoteException</pre>
	<div class="block">A container invokes this method before it ends the life of the session object. This happens as a result of a client's
	invoking a remove operation, or when a container decides to terminate the session object after a timeout.

	<p>
	This method is called with no transaction context.</div>
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	<dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
	<dd><code><a href="../../jakarta/ejb/EJBException.html" title="class in jakarta.ejb">EJBException</a></code> - Thrown by the method to indicate a failure caused by a system-level error.</dd>
	<dd><code>java.rmi.RemoteException</code> - This exception is defined in the method signature to provide backward compatibility for
	enterprise beans written for the enterprise bean 1.0 specification. Enterprise beans written for the EJB 1.1
	specification should throw the jakarta.ejb.EJBException instead of this exception. Enterprise beans written for the
	EJB2.0 and higher specifications must throw the jakarta.ejb.EJBException instead of this exception.</dd>
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	<pre>void ejbActivate()
	throws <a href="../../jakarta/ejb/EJBException.html" title="class in jakarta.ejb">EJBException</a>,
	java.rmi.RemoteException</pre>
	<div class="block">The activate method is called when a stateful session bean instance is activated from its "passive" state. The
	instance should acquire any resource that it has released earlier in the <code>ejbPassivate</code> method.

	<p>
	This method is called with no transaction context.</div>
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	<dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
	<dd><code><a href="../../jakarta/ejb/EJBException.html" title="class in jakarta.ejb">EJBException</a></code> - Thrown by the method to indicate a failure caused by a system-level error.</dd>
	<dd><code>java.rmi.RemoteException</code> - This exception is defined in the method signature to provide backward compatibility for
	enterprise beans written for the enterprise bean 1.0 specification. Enterprise beans written for the EJB 1.1
	specification should throw the jakarta.ejb.EJBException instead of this exception. Enterprise beans written for the
	EJB2.0 and higher specifications must throw the jakarta.ejb.EJBException instead of this exception.</dd>
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	<pre>void ejbPassivate()
	throws <a href="../../jakarta/ejb/EJBException.html" title="class in jakarta.ejb">EJBException</a>,
	java.rmi.RemoteException</pre>
	<div class="block">The passivate method is called before a stateful session bean instance enters the "passive" state. The instance
	should release any resources that it can re-acquire later in the <code>ejbActivate</code> method.

	<p>
	After the passivate method completes, the instance must be in a state that allows the container to use the Java
	Serialization protocol to externalize and store away the instance's state.

	<p>
	This method is called with no transaction context.</div>
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	<dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
	<dd><code><a href="../../jakarta/ejb/EJBException.html" title="class in jakarta.ejb">EJBException</a></code> - Thrown by the method to indicate a failure caused by a system-level error.</dd>
	<dd><code>java.rmi.RemoteException</code> - This exception is defined in the method signature to provide backward compatibility for
	enterprise beans written for the enterprise bean 1.0 specification. Enterprise beans written for the EJB 1.1
	specification should throw the jakarta.ejb.EJBException instead of this exception. Enterprise beans written for the
	EJB2.0 and higher specifications must throw the jakarta.ejb.EJBException instead of this exception.</dd>
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