= ejb-ref
:index-group: EJB
:jbake-date: 2018-12-05
:jbake-type: page
:jbake-status: published

= 
Via annotation

[source,java]
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package org.superbiz.refs;

import javax.ejb.EJB;
import javax.ejb.Stateless;
import javax.naming.InitialContext;

@Stateless
@EJB(name = "myFooEjb", beanInterface = FooRemote.class)
public class MyEjbRemoteRefBean implements MyBeanInterface {

    @EJB
    private BarRemote myBarEjb;

    public void someBusinessMethod() throws Exception {
        if (myBarEjb == null) throw new NullPointerException("myBarEjb not injected");

        // Both can be looked up from JNDI as well
        InitialContext context = new InitialContext();
        FooRemote fooRemote = (FooRemote) context.lookup("java:comp/env/myFooEjb");
        BarRemote barRemote = (BarRemote) context.lookup("java:comp/env/org.superbiz.refs.MyEjbRemoteRefBean/myBarEjb");
    }
}
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= Via xml

The above `@EJB` annotation usage is 100% equivalent to the following xml.

[source,xml]
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<ejb-ref>
    <ejb-ref-name>myFooEjb</ejb-ref-name>
    <remote>org.superbiz.refs.FooRemote</remote>
</ejb-ref>
<ejb-ref>

<ejb-ref-name>org.superbiz.refs.MyEjbRemoteRefBean/myBarEjb</ejb-ref-name>
    <remote>org.superbiz.refs.BarRemote</remote>
    <injection-target>
      <injection-target-class>org.superbiz.refs.MyEjbRemoteRefBean</injection-target-class>
      <injection-target-name>myBarEjb</injection-target-name>
    </injection-target>
</ejb-ref>
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