org.jboss.ejb3.endpoint
Interface SessionFactory

public interface SessionFactory

Create sessions on an EJB. Usually this would be a stateful session bean.

Method Summary

java.io.Serializable	createSession(java.lang.Class<?>[] initTypes, java.lang.Object[] initValues) Create a session on an EJB.
void	destroySession(java.io.Serializable session) Destroy a session on an EJB.

Method Detail

createSession

java.io.Serializable createSession(java.lang.Class<?>[] initTypes,
                                   java.lang.Object[] initValues)

Create a session on an EJB. Under the hood, the EJB's construct will be called. Followed by injection, calling the post-construct method and finally calling the appropriate init method.

Parameters:

initTypes - the argument types for the init method or null if its a EJB3 view

initValues - the arguments for the init method or null if its a EJB3 view

Returns:

the session created.

destroySession

void destroySession(java.io.Serializable session)

Destroy a session on an EJB. Invokes the pre-destroy on the EJB and destroys it.

Parameters:

session - the session to destroy.