Package javax.ejb

Interface MessageDrivenBean

All Superinterfaces:
EnterpriseBean, Serializable
public interface MessageDrivenBean extends EnterpriseBean
The MessageDrivenBean interface defines methods that the EJB container uses to notify a message driven bean instance of the instance's life cycle events.

As of EJB 3.0 it is no longer required that a message driven bean class implement this interface.

Since:
EJB 2.0

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    ejbRemove()
    A container invokes this method before it ends the life of the message-driven object.
    void
    setMessageDrivenContext(MessageDrivenContext ctx)
    Set the associated message-driven context.

  • Method Details

    • setMessageDrivenContext

      void setMessageDrivenContext(MessageDrivenContext ctx) throws EJBException
      Set the associated message-driven context. The container calls this method after the instance creation.

      The message driven bean instance should store the reference to the context object in an instance variable.

      This method is called with no transaction context.

      Parameters:
      ctx - A MessageDrivenContext interface for the instance.
      Throws:
      EJBException - Thrown by the method to indicate a failure caused by a system-level error.

    • ejbRemove

      void ejbRemove() throws EJBException
      A container invokes this method before it ends the life of the message-driven object. This happens when a container decides to terminate the message-driven object.

      This method is called with no transaction context.

      Throws:
      EJBException - Thrown by the method to indicate a failure caused by a system-level error.