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<pre>public interface <span class="typeNameLabel">EJBObject</span>
extends java.rmi.Remote</pre>
<div class="block">The EJBObject interface is extended by all enterprise beans' remote
interfaces. An enterprise bean's remote interface provides the
remote client view of an EJB object. An enterprise bean's remote
interface defines the business methods callable by a remote client.
<p> The remote interface must extend the javax.ejb.EJBObject
interface, and define the enterprise bean specific business
methods.
<p> The enterprise bean's remote interface is defined by the enterprise
bean provider and implemented by the enterprise bean container.
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Enterprise beans written to the EJB 3.0 and later APIs do not require
a remote interface that extends the EJBObject interface. A remote
business interface can be used instead.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../javax/ejb/EJBHome.html" title="interface in javax.ejb">EJBHome</a></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../javax/ejb/EJBObject.html#getEJBHome--">getEJBHome</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Obtain the enterprise bean's remote home interface.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../javax/ejb/Handle.html" title="interface in javax.ejb">Handle</a></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../javax/ejb/EJBObject.html#getHandle--">getHandle</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Obtain a handle for the EJB object.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>java.lang.Object</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../javax/ejb/EJBObject.html#getPrimaryKey--">getPrimaryKey</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Obtain the primary key of the EJB object.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>boolean</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../javax/ejb/EJBObject.html#isIdentical-javax.ejb.EJBObject-">isIdentical</a></span>(<a href="../../javax/ejb/EJBObject.html" title="interface in javax.ejb">EJBObject</a>&nbsp;obj)</code>
<div class="block">Test if a given EJB object is identical to the invoked EJB object.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../javax/ejb/EJBObject.html#remove--">remove</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Remove the EJB object.</div>
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<pre><a href="../../javax/ejb/EJBHome.html" title="interface in javax.ejb">EJBHome</a>&nbsp;getEJBHome()
throws java.rmi.RemoteException</pre>
<div class="block">Obtain the enterprise bean's remote home interface. The remote home
interface defines the enterprise bean's create, finder, remove,
and home business methods.</div>
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<dd>A reference to the enterprise bean's home interface.</dd>
<dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.rmi.RemoteException</code> - Thrown when the method failed due to a
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<pre>java.lang.Object&nbsp;getPrimaryKey()
throws java.rmi.RemoteException</pre>
<div class="block">Obtain the primary key of the EJB object.
<p> This method can be called on an entity bean. An attempt to invoke
this method on a session bean will result in RemoteException.
<p><b>Note:</b> Support for entity beans is optional as of EJB 3.2.</div>
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<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>The EJB object's primary key.</dd>
<dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.rmi.RemoteException</code> - Thrown when the method failed due to a
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<pre>void&nbsp;remove()
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<a href="../../javax/ejb/RemoveException.html" title="class in javax.ejb">RemoveException</a></pre>
<div class="block">Remove the EJB object.</div>
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<dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.rmi.RemoteException</code> - Thrown when the method failed due to a
system-level failure.</dd>
<dd><code><a href="../../javax/ejb/RemoveException.html" title="class in javax.ejb">RemoveException</a></code> - The enterprise bean or the container
does not allow destruction of the object.</dd>
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<pre><a href="../../javax/ejb/Handle.html" title="interface in javax.ejb">Handle</a>&nbsp;getHandle()
throws java.rmi.RemoteException</pre>
<div class="block">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.</div>
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<dd>A handle for the EJB object.</dd>
<dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.rmi.RemoteException</code> - Thrown when the method failed due to a
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<pre>boolean&nbsp;isIdentical(<a href="../../javax/ejb/EJBObject.html" title="interface in javax.ejb">EJBObject</a>&nbsp;obj)
throws java.rmi.RemoteException</pre>
<div class="block">Test if a given EJB object is identical to the invoked EJB object.</div>
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<dd><code>obj</code> - An object to test for identity with the invoked object.</dd>
<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>True if the given EJB object is identical to the invoked object,
false otherwise.</dd>
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<dd><code>java.rmi.RemoteException</code> - Thrown when the method failed due to a
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