Special Edition Using Enterprise JavaBeans™ 2.0

Accessing an EJB Through Its Component Interface

As you saw earlier in this chapter, when accessing an enterprise bean, a client always uses the component interface to invoke operations on the bean. The type of interface depends on whether you are using local or remote clients to access the bean.

If local clients will be accessing your enterprise bean, you must create an interface that extends the javax.ejb.EJBLocalObject interface. This interface provides the local client view of the EJB object and defines the business methods that are available to the local client. Table 3.1 displays the methods defined in the EJBLocalObject interface.

Table 3.1. The Methods Defined in the EJBLocalObject Interface

Return	Method	Description
EJBLocalHome	getEJBLocalHome ...