javax.ejb

Annotation Type StatefulTimeout

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

Specifies the amount of time a stateful session bean can be idle (not receive any client invocations) before it is eligible for removal by the container.

The semantics of the value element are as follows:

• A value >0 indicates a timeout value in the units specified by the unit element.
• A value of 0 means the bean is immediately eligible for removal.
• A value of -1 means the bean will never be removed due to timeout.

Values less than -1 are not valid.

Since:

EJB 3.1

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
long	value The amount of time the stateful session bean can be idle.

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
TimeUnit	unit Units used for the specified value.

Element Detail

value

public abstract long value

The amount of time the stateful session bean can be idle. The semantics of this element are as follows:

• A value >0 indicates a timeout value in the units specified by the unit element.
• A value of 0 means the bean is immediately eligible for removal.
• A value of -1 means the bean will never be removed due to timeout.

Values less than -1 are not valid.

unit

public abstract TimeUnit unit

Units used for the specified value.

Default:

java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MINUTES