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| <pre>public interface <span class="typeNameLabel">EntityBean</span> |
| extends <a href="../../jakarta/ejb/EnterpriseBean.html" title="interface in jakarta.ejb">EnterpriseBean</a></pre> |
| <div class="block">The EntityBean interface is implemented by every entity bean |
| class. The container uses the EntityBean methods to notify the entity |
| bean instances of the instance's life cycle events. |
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| Applications written to the EJB 3.0 and later APIs should use the facilities |
| of the Jakarta Persistence API (<code>javax.persistence</code>) to model |
| persistent entities. |
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| <p><b>Note:</b> Support for entity beans is optional as of EJB 3.2.</div> |
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| <dd>EJB 1.0</dd> |
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| <td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td> |
| <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../jakarta/ejb/EntityBean.html#ejbActivate--">ejbActivate</a></span>()</code> |
| <div class="block">A container invokes this method when the instance |
| is taken out of the pool of available instances to become associated |
| with a specific enterprise bean object.</div> |
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| <td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td> |
| <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../jakarta/ejb/EntityBean.html#ejbLoad--">ejbLoad</a></span>()</code> |
| <div class="block">A container invokes this method to instruct the |
| instance to synchronize its state by loading it state from the |
| underlying database.</div> |
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| <td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td> |
| <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../jakarta/ejb/EntityBean.html#ejbPassivate--">ejbPassivate</a></span>()</code> |
| <div class="block">A container invokes this method on an instance before the instance |
| becomes disassociated with a specific enterprise bean object.</div> |
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| <td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td> |
| <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../jakarta/ejb/EntityBean.html#ejbRemove--">ejbRemove</a></span>()</code> |
| <div class="block">A container invokes this method before it removes the enterprise bean object |
| that is currently associated with the instance.</div> |
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| <td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td> |
| <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../jakarta/ejb/EntityBean.html#ejbStore--">ejbStore</a></span>()</code> |
| <div class="block">A container invokes this method to instruct the |
| instance to synchronize its state by storing it to the underlying |
| database.</div> |
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| <td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td> |
| <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../jakarta/ejb/EntityBean.html#setEntityContext-jakarta.ejb.EntityContext-">setEntityContext</a></span>(<a href="../../jakarta/ejb/EntityContext.html" title="interface in jakarta.ejb">EntityContext</a> ctx)</code> |
| <div class="block">Set the associated entity context.</div> |
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| <td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td> |
| <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../jakarta/ejb/EntityBean.html#unsetEntityContext--">unsetEntityContext</a></span>()</code> |
| <div class="block">Unset the associated entity context.</div> |
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| <pre>void setEntityContext(<a href="../../jakarta/ejb/EntityContext.html" title="interface in jakarta.ejb">EntityContext</a> ctx) |
| throws <a href="../../jakarta/ejb/EJBException.html" title="class in jakarta.ejb">EJBException</a>, |
| java.rmi.RemoteException</pre> |
| <div class="block">Set the associated entity context. The container invokes this method |
| on an instance after the instance has been created. |
| |
| <p> This method is called in an unspecified transaction context.</div> |
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| <dt><span class="paramLabel">Parameters:</span></dt> |
| <dd><code>ctx</code> - An EntityContext interface for the instance. The instance |
| should store the reference to the context in an instance variable.</dd> |
| <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 unsetEntityContext() |
| throws <a href="../../jakarta/ejb/EJBException.html" title="class in jakarta.ejb">EJBException</a>, |
| java.rmi.RemoteException</pre> |
| <div class="block">Unset the associated entity context. The container calls this method |
| before removing the instance. |
| |
| <p> This is the last method that the container invokes on the instance. |
| The Java garbage collector will eventually invoke the finalize() method |
| on the instance. |
| |
| <p> This method is called in an unspecified 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 ejbRemove() |
| throws <a href="../../jakarta/ejb/RemoveException.html" title="class in jakarta.ejb">RemoveException</a>, |
| <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 removes the enterprise bean object |
| that is currently associated with the instance. This method |
| is invoked when a client invokes a remove operation on the |
| entity bean's home interface or the enterprise bean object's remote interface. |
| This method transitions the instance from the ready state to the pool |
| of available instances. |
| |
| <p> This method is called in the transaction context of the remove |
| operation.</div> |
| <dl> |
| <dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt> |
| <dd><code><a href="../../jakarta/ejb/RemoveException.html" title="class in jakarta.ejb">RemoveException</a></code> - The enterprise Bean does not allow |
| destruction of the object.</dd> |
| <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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| 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 when the instance |
| is taken out of the pool of available instances to become associated |
| with a specific enterprise bean object. This method transitions the instance to |
| the ready state. |
| |
| <p> This method executes in an unspecified transaction context.</div> |
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| <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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| 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 on an instance before the instance |
| becomes disassociated with a specific enterprise bean object. After this method |
| completes, the container will place the instance into the pool of |
| available instances. |
| |
| <p> This method executes in an unspecified transaction context.</div> |
| <dl> |
| <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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| 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 to instruct the |
| instance to synchronize its state by loading it state from the |
| underlying database. |
| |
| <p> This method always executes in the transaction context determined |
| by the value of the transaction attribute in the deployment descriptor.</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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| java.rmi.RemoteException</pre> |
| <div class="block">A container invokes this method to instruct the |
| instance to synchronize its state by storing it to the underlying |
| database. |
| |
| <p> This method always executes in the transaction context determined |
| by the value of the transaction attribute in the deployment descriptor.</div> |
| <dl> |
| <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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