Errata

XML is spelled here with a lower-case 'L':
"... simply by tweaking an XMl document at deploy-time."
'L' should be upper-case.

in this book, we won't use the JAR tool to make the ejb-bar ourselves;

the "ejb-bar" should be "ejb-jar"

under fourth file folder on bottom row
",java files"
should be
".java files".

The sentence
"How does the client call methods it?"
should be:
"How does the client call methods ON it?"

"depends on your understanding what's in this chapter."
should be
"depends on your understanding of what's in this chapter."

The Home container steps in and adds its services.
should be:
The Home object steps in and adds its services.

First column heading reads
"Stateful Session Beans"
It should say:
"Stateless Session Beans"

Says "primtive" should be "primitive"

"a session bean, he can't call the ..."
should be
"a session bean, she can't call the ..."

"EJBObject" interface boxes.
"isIdentical(Object o)"
should read
"isIdentical(EJBObject o)"

Very bottom right "EJBLocalObject" interface box.
"isIdentical(Object o)"
should read
"isIdentical(EJBLocalObject o)"

Note says "getAdvice() doesn't declare any excpetions,".

"excpetions" should be "exceptions"

identify misspelled as "indentify"

The last expression
', remote component interface'
should be
', local home interface'
otherwise the remote component interface is mentioned twice and local home interface never.

The numbering of the rules is wrong: 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4 instead of 1 to 6

invoking ejbPassivate() is printed as invoking ebjPassivate()

instead of "...will be not survive passivation..."
should read:
"...will not survive passivation..."

The interface javax.ejb.SessionContext contains no method named getRollBackOnly. But
it contains a method with the name getRollbackOnly.

The Answer on page 254 has the same typo.

Change
"An entity bean is an object-oriented way of looking at in a persistent store."
should be:
"An entity bean is an object-oriented way of looking at a persistent store."

On page 268, the method getFirstName() returns the lastName instead of the firstName.

public String getFirstName()
{
return lastName;
}

should be

public String getFirstName()
{
return firstName;
}

"S ometimes"
should read
"Sometimes"

change "javax.ejbEntityBean"
TO "javax.ejb.EntityBean"

says "heal-living objects" and should be "heap-living objects".

says "nobody can except the bean can change" and should be "nobody except the bean can change".

The third sentence in the first paragraph of the answer to the question "Doesn't BMP
give you more control?" reads:
"Things like ganging multiple calls to the database, using native code to get in an
out of the database faster than you could, ..."
it should be:
"Things like ganging multiple calls to the database, using native code to get in and
out of the database faster than you could, ..."

Book says: "When ejbCreate(), the Container..."
should be: "When ejbCreate() completes, the Container..."

An extra "the" in the 1st paragraph in the right side notes.
"By the end of ejbCreate(), you must have a valid primary key assigned to the CMP field that you've the told the..."
should be:
"By the end of ejbCreate(), you must have a valid primary key assigned to the CMP field that you've told the..."

...access to your EJB object (or something else that can happen only in ejbPostCreate(), and not in ejbCreate().
should be:
...access to your EJB object (or something else that can happen only in ejbPostCreate(), and not in ejbCreate()).

There is a ')' that doesn't belong after a RemoteException declaration in the create() method of
the Home Interface.

There are two #7 steps and no #5 step.

Line says
"The Container can call ejbStore() and ejbStore() at other times"
should be
"The Container can call ejbLoad() and ejbStore() at other times"

In the 3rd paragraph, "Commit option C":

"... - a bean comes out of the pool, is activated, the loaded,..."
It should be
"... - a bean comes out of the pool, is activated, then loaded,..."

Change
"How does these commit options affect me?"
TO:
"How do these commit options affect me?"

"... have to be certain that all instances of that entity bean in sync, not just with..."
should be:
"... have to be certain that all instances of that entity bean are in sync, not just with..."

(think: vendor/databse independent)
should be:
(think: vendor/database independent)

"What is the database..."
should read
"What if the database..."

return type of getDirector() is Director()
should be
return type of getDirector() is Director

The second sentence in the note reads:
"Se we expect that Director will have a CMR field with a Collection type rather than a single Movie"
It should read:
"So we expect that Director will have a CMR field with a Collection type rather than a single Movie."

The "<cmr-field-type>" tag after the end of the sentence was inadvertent and can be removed

The last sentence in the note is missing a period at the end.

says "lets you write SQL-like statements write into the"
should be "lets you write SQL-like statements right into the"

"In the the deployment descriptor"

should read

"In the deployment descriptor"

Looks like the header got copied from the previous page. The header should be:

public abstract Collection findByGenre(String genre) throws FinderException;

The last sentence of the note reads:
The query returns a set (no duplicates because we said "DISTINCT" of Directors
it should be:
The query returns a set (no duplicates because we said "DISTINCT" of Directors).

(Hey, phone numbers can to be Strings, they...
should be
(Hey, phone numbers can be Strings, they...

missing second double quotation mark after "abstract-persistence-schema"

says "returns Movie1, not that it has been assigned"
should be "returns Movie1, now that it has been assigned"

says "E. none of the above" and should be "D. none of the above".

"and the container give it to a ...."
should say
"and the container gives it to a ..."

"The only different is..."
should read
"The only difference is..."

says "have a very simply lifecycle"
should be "hava a very simple lifecycle".

Client (Producer) send a message...
Should read
Client (Producer) sends a message...

First line reads:
"4. Container invokes the beans onMessage() method..."

Should read:
"4. Container invokes the bean's onMessage() method..."

"..., os you simply won't see it."
should read
"..., or you simply won't see it."

.....which means you MUST use only:
*Requires
*RequiresNew
*Mandatory

should be:

.....which means you MUST use only:
*Required
*RequiresNew
*Mandatory

says "TWO attributes: Requires..."
should be "TWO attributes: Required..."

In the handwritten note at the bottom of the page,
the 2 occurrences of Requires should be Required

<trans-attribute>Requires</trans-attribute>
should be:
<trans-attribute>Required</trans-attribute>

The book says: " ...to acknowledge a method..."
Should be: " ...to acknowledge a message..."

"using a session bean as as a "
should be:
"using a session bean as a "

Reads:
"... because stateless session bean's aren't allowed to maintain..."

Should read:
"... because stateless session beans aren't allowed to maintain..."

says "that nows how to deal" and should be "that knows how to deal"

Reads: "public interface BadService extend EJBLocalObject"
Should read: "public interface BadService extends EJBLocalObject"

Reads: "public interface GoodService extend EJBLocalObject"
Should read: "public interface GoodService extends EJBLocalObject"

"datbase"
should be:
"database"

"any bean with overloaded creates (or it's only create has args)"

should read

"any bean with overloaded creates (or its only create has args)"

"On, and let me guess--"

should be

"Oh, and let me guess--"

The heading-
Transaction
should be
Exceptions

Within the (): the word should be "remote" instead of "local" (it throws a
RemoteException)

reinburse() method should be reimburse()

"Maybe you hard-coded a tax-rate (remember-bean's can't access property files)."
should be:
"Maybe you hard-coded a tax-rate (remember-beans can't access property files)."

says "not the read DB name" and should be "not the real DB name"

Text reads "<res-type>javax.net.URL</res-type>"
Should read "<res-type>java.net.URL</res-type>"

2nd "Watch It!" section.
"But is is SO..."
should read
"But it is SO..."

says "one bean's EJB reference it to another bean"
should be "one bean's EJB references another bean"

Change
assign of the security domain and principal realm to the app
TO:
assign the security domain and principal realm to the app

says "bean'sspecial" and should be "bean's special"