Stateful (Java EE 8)

```
@Target(TYPE)
@Retention(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	Description
`java.lang.String`	`description`	A string describing the stateful session bean.
`java.lang.String`	`mappedName`	A product specific name(e.g.
`java.lang.String`	`name`	The ejb-name for this bean.
`boolean`	`passivationCapable`	Specifies whether this stateful session bean is passivation capable

- Element Detail
  - name
```
java.lang.String name
```
    The ejb-name for this bean. Defaults to the unqualified name of the stateful session bean class.
    
    Default:
    
    ""
- - mappedName
```
java.lang.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.
    
    Default:
    
    ""
- - description
```
java.lang.String description
```
    A string describing the stateful session bean.
    
    Default:
    
    ""
- - passivationCapable
```
boolean passivationCapable
```
    Specifies whether this stateful session bean is passivation capable
    
    Since:
    
    EJB 3.2
    
    Default:
    
    true