jakarta.ejb

Annotation Type Stateful

@Target(value=TYPE)
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
public @interface Stateful

Component-defining annotation for a stateful session bean.

Since:

EJB 3.0

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
String	description A string describing the stateful session bean.
String	mappedName A product specific name(e.g.
String	name The ejb-name for this bean.
boolean	passivationCapable Specifies whether this stateful session bean is passivation capable

Element Detail

name

public abstract String name

The ejb-name for this bean. Defaults to the unqualified name of the stateful session bean class.

Returns:

a String object.

Default:

""

mappedName

public abstract String mappedName

A product specific name(e.g. global JNDI name) that this session bean should be mapped to. Application servers are not required to support any particular form or type of mapped name, nor the ability to use mapped names. The mapped name is product-dependent and often installation-dependent. No use of a mapped name is portable.

Returns:

a String object.

Default:

""

description

public abstract String description

A string describing the stateful session bean.

Returns:

a String object.

Default:

""

passivationCapable

public abstract boolean passivationCapable

Specifies whether this stateful session bean is passivation capable

Returns:

a boolean.

Since:

EJB 3.2

Default:

true